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US jobless benefit claims fall last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite fears of a tariff-induced recession. Jobless claim applications fell by 9,000 to 215,000 for the week ending April 12, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s well below the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast.
Key details: Jobless claims are virtually unchanged compared with a year earlier. Still, it is taking longer for people who lose jobs to find new ones. So-called continuing claims that count ...
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a two-month low last week, suggesting labor market conditions remained stable in April, though uncertainty around ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended May 3, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...
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Massachusetts unemployment claims increased last weekInitial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department ...
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