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US Jobless Claims Surge to 261,000, Highest Since October 2021. Biggest weekly increase in almost two years tops all forecasts; Recurrent applications fall to lowest level since mid-February ...
Weekly jobless claims drop 2,000 to 210,000; Continuing claims increase 4,000 to 1.807 million; Business activity holds steady in March; Existing home sales surge 9.5% in February ...
Weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week in a sign of cooling in the labor market. New data from the Department of Labor showed 258,000 initial jobless claims were filed in ...
The number of US workers filing unemployment claims ticked higher this week as employers contend with the ongoing Omicron variant surge, according to weekly data on jobless claims ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 33,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 258,000 for the week ended October. 5, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Sign up here.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims jumped by 33,000 to 258,000 for the week of Oct. 3. That’s the most since Aug. 5, 2023 and well above the 229,000 ...