Initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 207,000 in the week ended April 20, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Jobless claims for the week ended April 27 came in below economists' expectations as the labor market stands firm. Claims of 208,000 remained unchanged from the prior week’s revised level.
There were 208,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending April 27, the weekly data published by the US Department of ...
That's the fewest since mid-February. The four-week average of claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, fell by 3,500 to 210,000. Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy ...
WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held steady at a low level last week, pointing to a still fairly tight labor market that should ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to still tight labor market conditions. Initial claims for state ...
Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for the number ... In total, 1.77 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits during the week that ended April 20. That’s also the ...
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ... New Hampshire saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 103.7%. Rhode Island, meanwhile, saw the largest ...