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Apr 25, 2024 · The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 20 fell by 5,000 to 207,000 from 212,000 the previous week. That’s the fewest since mid-February. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out some of the weekly up-and-downs, ticked down by 1,250 to 213,250.
The Department of Labor reports that seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance were 210,000 in the week ending March 16, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week. The insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent, and the total number of continued weeks claimed was 2.1 million.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Updated 5:51 AM PDT, April 18, 2024. The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn’t change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool hiring. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 13 were unchanged from the previous week’s 212,000.
Jobless claims have hovered between 194,000 and 225,000 this year, a remarkably low level last achieved consistently in the 1960s when the population was much smaller.
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Mar 9, 2023 · March 9, 20231:46 PM PSTUpdated a year ago. Summary. Weekly jobless claims increase 21,000 to 211,000. Four-week average of claims rises 4,000 to 197,000. Continuing claims jump 69,000 to...
Jan 20, 2022 · U.S. Jobless Claims Rose to 286,000 Last Week. Labor market faces headwinds as Omicron cases remain high. By. Gabriel T. Rubin. Updated Jan. 20, 2022 2:55 pm ET. Share. Resize. Listen. (2 min)...
