Us Jobless Claims

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US jobless claims rise to 219,000, but layoffs remain relatively low

More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labour market remains healthy and there are still relatively few layoffs. US applications for jobless benefits rose by 11,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 1, the Labour Department said Thursday. Analysts were projecting only 213,000 new applications. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of layoffs. The four-week average, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 4,000 to 216,750. While the labour market did start to show some minor signs of weakness last year, jobs remain plentiful and layoffs historically low. Last month, the Labour Department reported that job growth in December surged and unemployment fell. Employers added 256,000 jobs in the final month of 2024 and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 per cent. The final jobs report of 2024 showed that the economy and hiring were able to grow at a solid pace even with interest rates much higher than they w

US weekly unemployment claims increase marginally to 223,000: Labour dept

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended Jan 18

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Signs of a steadily cooling labor market could allow the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged in January against the backdrop of still high inflation

US weekly jobless claims fall 1,000 to 219,000: Labour department

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended Dec. 21, the Labor Department said

US weekly jobless claims rise 9,000 to seasonally adjusted 224,000

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ended Nov. 30

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US weekly jobless claims drop by 15,000 to 227,000: Labour department

The labour department said that initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 227,000 for the week ended Oct.19

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Weekly applications for US jobless claims fall to lowest level in 4 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to 219,000, for the week of Sept 14, the Labour Department reported Thursday. That's fewer than economist expectations for 230,000 new filings. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of weekly volatility, fell by 3,500 to 227,500. The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits fell by 14,000 to about 1.83 million for the week of Sept. 7. That's the fewest since early June. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered largely representative of layoffs.

US weekly jobless claims rise moderately on low layoff, slow labour market

Government data last week showed nonfarm payrolls increasing by less than expected in August but the unemployment rate falling to 4.2 per cent from 4.3 per cent in July

US weekly jobless claims fall amid low layoffs on upright labour market

A step-down in hiring, which pushed the unemployment rate to a near three-year high of 4.3 per cent in July rattled investors and fanned concerns that a recession was stalking the economy

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The rally in IT stocks came on the heels of a major drop in US jobless claims, which fell to 233,000 for the week ending August 3-the largest decline in nearly a year.

Weekly unemployment claims rise to 11-month high of 249,000: US labour dept

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 249,000 for the week ended July 27, the highest level since August last year

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected: Labor department

'The number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, slipped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.851 million during the week ending July 13'

US weekly jobless claims jump amid seasonal volatility, loose labour market

A loosening labour market and ebbing inflation position the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September, with financial markets anticipating additional cuts in November and December

US retail sales decline sharply in Jan, weekly jobless claims fall

Retail sales dropped 0.8% last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday, also likely weighed down by winter storms

US consumer prices up more than expected in Dec, weekly jobless claims fall

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3% last month after nudging up 0.1% in November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday

New US unemployment benefits claims rise again as labor market cools

The figures tend to be volatile around the holidays. The four-week moving average, which offers a clearer picture of the trend, was little changed at 212,000 last week, the lowest since late October