Recurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest ... according to Labor Department data released Thursday. Initial claims, meanwhile, ticked down to 219,000 in the week ...
The four-week average of weekly claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week volatility, inched up by 1,000 to 226,500. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative ...
At the same time, an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims hinted at a cooling labor market. Retail and food services sales rose 0.4% last month, decelerating from upwardly revised 0.8% ...