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Us Jobless Claims Fall

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.

Weekly applications for US jobless claims fall to lowest level in 4 months
Updated On : 19 Sep 2024 | 9:02 PM IST

Nifty IT soars 2% amid positive US job data, rebound in global markets

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.

Nifty IT soars 2% amid positive US job data, rebound in global markets
Updated On : 09 Aug 2024 | 11:24 AM IST

US weekly jobless claims fall to 187,000, lowest since 1969

Robust wage growth, though good news for workers, could feed into the already elevated inflation, increasing the risk of sustained high inflation, according to economists

US weekly jobless claims fall to 187,000, lowest since 1969
Updated On : 25 Mar 2022 | 11:31 AM IST

US consumer prices rise strongly in January; weekly jobless claims fall

In the 12 months through January, the CPI jumped 7.5%, the biggest year-on-year increase since February 1982

US consumer prices rise strongly in January; weekly jobless claims fall
Updated On : 10 Feb 2022 | 7:45 PM IST

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic continues rages

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs keep coming as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage.

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic continues rages
Updated On : 28 Jan 2021 | 8:57 PM IST

US weekly jobless claims fall; consumers cut back on spending in November

Consumers cut back on purchases of goods like new motor vehicles, clothing and footwear

US weekly jobless claims fall; consumers cut back on spending in November
Updated On : 23 Dec 2020 | 9:53 PM IST

US labour market gradually healing; weekly jobless claims at 7-month low

The number of Americans filing new unemployment benefits claims fell to a seven-month low last week, but the pace of decline has slowed and further improvement could be limited by a raging pandemic

US labour market gradually healing; weekly jobless claims at 7-month low
Updated On : 13 Nov 2020 | 10:23 AM IST

US weekly jobless claims at 7-month low; consumer prices unchanged

Despite claims dropping to their lowest since March, they remained above their peak of 665,000 during the 2007-2009 Great Recession

US weekly jobless claims at 7-month low; consumer prices unchanged
Updated On : 12 Nov 2020 | 9:58 PM IST

US jobless claims declined to 1.3 mn last week, but still at historic high

The new report also showed that the four-week moving average, a method to iron out data volatility, decreased by 63,000 to reach 1.4 million

US jobless claims declined to 1.3 mn last week, but still at historic high
Updated On : 10 Jul 2020 | 12:26 PM IST

US trade deficit lowest in 1.5 years; weekly jobless claims at 7-month low

The Commerce Department said the trade deficit tumbled 7.6% to $47.2 billion, the smallest since May 2018, as both imports and exports of goods declined

US trade deficit lowest in 1.5 years; weekly jobless claims at 7-month low
Updated On : 05 Dec 2019 | 10:30 PM IST

US jobless claims decline for third straight week as labor market tightens

US financial markets were little moved by the data as investors awaited November's employment report

US jobless claims decline for third straight week as labor market tightens
Updated On : 07 Dec 2017 | 8:32 PM IST

Weekly jobless claims drop 23,000 in US; hurricanes still affecting data

Claims in Texas surged in the wake of Harvey, which disrupted oil, natural gas and petrochemical production

Weekly jobless claims drop 23,000 in US; hurricanes still affecting data
Updated On : 21 Sep 2017 | 6:58 PM IST

US jobless claims fall, but impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Claims shot up 62,000 in the week ended Sept. 2 after Harvey left some workers temporarily unemployed

US jobless claims fall, but impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Updated On : 14 Sep 2017 | 7:25 PM IST