New Jobless Claims Reach Two-Month Low
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The drop in initial jobless claims points to resilient labor market even as the economy slows.
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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly to 323,000 last week, down 12,000 from a week earlier, the US Labour Department said today.
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NEW YORK, September 10 (New Ratings) - The Labor Department reported the highest sequential decline in first-time jobless claims in more than two years for the week ended September 4. The US Labor Department
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The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid unexpectedly fell 15,000 last week to  its lowest in four months, according to government data on  Thursday that underscored a stronger labor market.
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The number of people in Britain claiming unemployment benefits have fallen for a fourth month in a row in January, with the unemployment rate settling at 2.9 percent.
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New applications for unemployment benefits fell by 22,000 last week, but the number of workers remaining on jobless aid rose to its highest level in more than two years, government data on Thursday showed, pointing to a weakening labor market as the economy slows.
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The number of people filing an  initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a  larger-than-expected 25,000 in the holiday-shortened week ended  Oct. 16, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped sharply for a second straight week, pushing total claims down to the lowest level in two months.
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The number of Americans filing new  claims for jobless benefits edged down by 2,000 last week, the  government said on Thursday in a report showing stability in  the pace of layoffs.
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The number of workers filing new claims for jobless aid fell by a much fewer than expected 8,000 last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday, which left claims at fairly high levels.
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The ranks of Americans filing  initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected  last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday,  while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good  news for the U.S. labor market.
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The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid fell by a much fewer than expected 8,000  last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday, which left  claims at fairly high levels.
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U.S. factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region grew slower than expected in July after a surprise surge in June, and initial claims last week for U.S. jobless benefits fell to a two-month low, a survey and a report showed on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers applying   for initial jobless benefits fell by a steeper-than -expected   9,000 last week to the lowest level in more than a month, the   government said Thursday in a report that still showed a steady   labor market.
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The number of U.S. workers filing for first-time jobless benefits fell a smaller-than-expected 27,000 last week, as storms in many parts of the country failed to generate new claims, a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in nearly four months last week, but the decline was viewed as overstating the strength in the labor market.
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The number of initial claims for  U.S. jobless aid filed last week rose 2,000, while a more  reliable barometer of labor trends climbed to its highest level  in two months, government data showed on Thursday.