Weekly jobless claims fall

Weekly jobless claims fall to 2-month low

Weekly unemployment insurance claims fell to a two-month low ahead of Friday’s hotly anticipated jobs report, according to data released Thursday. Claims numbered 227,000 for the week ending Aug. 31,

Associated Press · 3d

Applications for US jobless benefits fall to 2-month low as layoffs remain at healthy levels

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level in two months last week, signaling that layoffs remain relatively low despite other signs of labor market cooling.

Business Times · 3d

US weekly jobless claims decline as layoffs remain low

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits declined last week as layoffs remained low, which could help to allay fears that the labour market was deteriorating. Read more at The Business Times.

UPI24d

Weekly jobless claims fall to 227,000; lowest level since early July

Aug. 15 (UPI) --People filing for unemployment benefits for the first time reached a seasonally adjusted 227,000 last week, a decrease of 7,000 from the previously revised week and the second ...

Reuters1mon

US weekly jobless claims drop calms market fears

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 233,000 for the week ended Aug. 3, the Labor Department said on Thursday, the largest drop in about 11 months.

U.S. News & World Report10d

US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Slightly

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000 for the week ended Aug. 24, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

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First time unemployment benefit filings fall to 227,000

The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time last week fell by 5,000 for its lowest total in two ...

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