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Jul 7, 2022 · Economy Jul 7, 2022 3:40 PM EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped ...
May 16, 2024 · 232K. Initial Jobless Claims measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week. This is the earliest U.S. economic data, but the ...
Sep 8, 2022 · Continuing jobless claims for the week ended September 3 increased by 36,000 to 1.47 million, the highest level in nearly five months, according to the Labor Department.
Feb 29, 2024 · The numbers: Initial jobless benefit claims rose by 13,000 to 215,000 in the week ended Feb. 24, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated ...
Jan 20, 2022 · Initial claims for unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, rose by 55,000 to 286,000 during the week that ended Jan. 15, following an increase in the week ended Jan. 8. The four-week average ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Weekly jobless claims fall 12,000 to 201,000. Continuing claims decline 27,000 to 1.862 million. Existing home sales increase 3.1% in January. Median house price rises 5.1% to $379,100 from year ...
May 18, 2023 · The steep decline in weekly jobless claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday reversed the surge in the prior week, which had boosted them to the highest level since Oct. 30, 2021.
