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Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States rose above consensus expectations to 542k, the highest level since 1992, the Department of Labor reported on Thursday. Continuing claims rose above 4 million for the week ending Nov. 8, their highest level since 1982. Initial jobless claims...
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Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell back to 461k in the week ending Oct. 11, down from a seven-year high of 498k reached two weeks ago, the Department of Labor reported on Thursday. Continuing claims rose to 3.711 million for the week ending Oct. 4 The four-week moving...
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Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States came well above expectations, rising to 493k in the week ending Sept. 20, the Department of Labor reported on Thursday. Continuing claims rose to 3.542 million for the week ending Sept. 13. Initial jobless claims were expected to drop to 450...
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The weekly U.S jobless claims survey reported that initial claims came in higher than anticipated by markets, though there was an encouraging 55k drop in the level of continuing claims. Economists say the trend in the report is clear, but that the report remains difficult to interpret because of multiple...