Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of layoffs. The four-week average, which evens out ...
Initial jobless claims are low, but ‘slow bleed’ in labor market continues
Thursday’s report on initial jobless claims shows they remain low, yet “the slow bleed in the labor market appears to be continuing,” according to Renaissance Macro Research’s Neil Dutta. The ...
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US Jobless Claims Rise Slightly But Recurring Applications Surge
New applications have hovered near their pre-pandemic averages ... What Bloomberg Economics Say... “Jobless claims remained relatively low in the survey week for the January jobs report ...
Morningstar1mon
Jobless claims fall to a nearly one-year low as Trump set to take office
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the first week of the new year fell to an 11-month low ... claims are near the highest level since 2018 if the pandemic period ...
The Boston Globe1mon
US applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year
The weekly jobless claims numbers are a proxy for layoffs, and those have remained below pre-pandemic levels ... though that is up from a half century low 3.4 percent reached in 2023.
Financial Advisor1d
Initial Jobless Claims Pick Up, Still Near Pre-Covid Levels
Initial applications for US unemployment benefits picked up last week but remained relatively subdued. New claims increased by 11,000 to 219,000 in the week ended Feb. 1. The median forecast in a ...
More Americans file for unemployment benefits, continuing claims highest in 3 years
Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years ...
U.S. News & World Report1mon
US Applications for Jobless Claims Fall to 201,000, Lowest Level in Nearly a Year
US Applications for Jobless Claims Fall to 201,000, Lowest Level in Nearly a Year U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a ...
Yahoo Finance1mon
US applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year
The weekly jobless claims numbers are a proxy for layoffs, and those have remained below pre-pandemic levels. The unemployment rate is at a modest 4.2%, though that is up from a half century low 3 ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
U.S. applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with historically low layoffs. The Labor Department on ...
Seattle Times1mon
US applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with historically low layoffs. The Labor Department on ...