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After three weeks of dramatic improvement, initial filings for jobless claims rose in the week ending July 18. In line with predictions, 554,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits in the week, a 30k increase from the prior week. This marks the third week that claims have remained below...
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First-time claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. came in well above estimates in the week ending Jan. 31. Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States rose to 626k in the week, following an upwardly revised 591k claims in the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor...
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More people in the United States are receiving unemployment benefits than at any other time since records began in 1967 , a weekly employment survey revealed Thursday. Claims for unemployment insurance continued soaring in the week ending Jan. 24, as 586k Americans filed for first-time claims. The ongoing...
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For the second week in a row, first-time claims for unemployment benefits came in far below consensus in the week ending Jan. 3, yet the number of people continuing to receive benefits was once again much higher than anticipated. The figures are probably skewed by the New Year's holiday, just as...
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Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States rose above the consensus expectation to 516k in the week ending Nov. 8, down from the previous week's upwardly revised 484k level, the Department of Labor reported on Thursday. Continuing claims rose to 3.897 million for the week ending...
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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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Economists say the worrying trend of jobless claims adds further evidence that payrolls will continue to decline for many months. The weekly report showed continuing claims reached a cyclical high, while initial claims fell back from a seven-year peak but remain in deep recessionary territory. Initial...
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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...