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Jobless Claims Rise Amid Hurricanes, Automaker Layoffs and Boeing Strike

October 10, 2024
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Jobless Claims Rise Amid Hurricanes, Automaker Layoffs and Boeing Strike

October 10, 2024
The effects of Hurricane Helene, cutbacks in the auto industry and furloughs related to a strike at Boeing drove U.S. jobless claims to their highest total in a year. During the week ended Saturday (Oct. 5), there were 258,000 initial claims for unemployment insurance — a total that was 33,000 higher than the previous week and […]