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Unemployment Claims Remain Low as Wage Growth Slides
Unemployment Claims Remain Low as Wage Growth Slides
October 05, 2023  |  Economy

Initial jobless claims remained low last week, according to new Labor Department data. Government figures released Thursday (Oct. 5) showed initial claims inching up to 207,000 for the week...

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Jobless Claims in US Hit Lowest Level Since January
Jobless Claims in US Hit Lowest Level Since January
September 21, 2023  |  Economy

Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the United States fell by 20,000, down to 201,000, during the week ended Saturday (Sept. 16). The four-week moving...

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Unemployment Claims Remain at Highest Level in 20 Months
Unemployment Claims Remain at Highest Level in 20 Months
June 22, 2023  |  Economy

U.S. unemployment claims were flat last week, remaining at the highest level in 20 months. The seasonally adjusted initial claims for the week ending June...

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‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud  Merchants’ Outlook
‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud Merchants’ Outlook
March 30, 2023  |  Economy

Economic data can be a work in progress — refined, revised and re-presented to better understand where things stand. For merchants, the big picture got...

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Number of Initial Jobless Claims Drops by 1,000
Number of Initial Jobless Claims Drops by 1,000
March 23, 2023  |  Economy

A thousand fewer Americans applied for unemployment last week than did so the previous week. The advance figure for initial claims was 191,000 for the...

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US Jobless Claims Fall To 1.2M In Latest Week, But Top 55M Since Pandemic Began
US Jobless Claims Fall To 1.2M In Latest Week, But Top 55M Since Pandemic Began
August 06, 2020  |  Economy

The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits fell last week after two consecutive weeks of increases, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported...

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US Jobless Claims At 1.4M For Second Week
US Jobless Claims At 1.4M For Second Week
July 30, 2020  |  Economy

For the second consecutive week, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased last week as new cases of COVID-19 continued to surge. The...

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Jobless Claims Rise To 1.4M After 15 Straight Weeks Of Declines
Jobless Claims Rise To 1.4M After 15 Straight Weeks Of Declines
July 23, 2020  |  Economy

After 15 consecutive weeks of falling, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased last week as new cases of COVID-19 surged. The U.S....

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Weekly US Jobless Claims Again Exceed 1M
Weekly US Jobless Claims Again Exceed 1M
July 16, 2020  |  Economy

For the 17th consecutive week, the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits exceeded 1 million. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported Thursday...

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