Leading Indicators, Jobless Claims Fall
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NEW YORK Aug. 19, 2004  Offering more evidence that the nation&#39;s economic recovery is losing steam, a closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in July for the second consecutive month.
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless aid unexpectedly plunged 48,000 last week, the largest drop in more than three years, according to a government report on Wednesday that suggested job market conditions may be improving.
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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, a government report showed on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON  - The queue of newly jobless Americans shrank last week, providing a dose of good news to the labor market. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits tumbled 25,000 to a seasonally
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The number of new claims filed for U.S. jobless benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week, dropping 8,000 to the lowest level in two months, the government said on Thursday.
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U.S. jobless claims posted their  sharpest drop in three years last week in a sign of job market  cheer, but housing starts in November logged their biggest  plunge in nearly 11 years, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking  first-time jobless claims plunged last week, as expected, after  surging the prior week during the start of the holiday season,  a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of Americans submitting   new claims for jobless aid dropped 9,000 last week, while   stockpiles of wholesale durable goods rose for the 35th   straight month, government data released on Thursday showed.
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Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting at better conditions in the country&#39;s sluggish labor market.
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RISMedia, Oct. 22, 2004âThe Conference Board reports today that the Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators declined 0.1% in September, following a 0.3% decline in August, and a 0.3% decline in July.
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The US Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a key gauge of where the nation&#39;s economy is headed, fell for the fourth time in a row last month, according to a report Thursday.
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Wall Street had expected a drop in new unemployment claims. The prediction of economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and CNBC was a decline of 14,000 claims.
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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 people claiming jobless benefits has fallen for the eighth consecuetive month in May, official data showed Wednesday.
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A gauge of US manufacturing fell this month to the lowest in more than a year, incomes lagged spending in September and home construction declined in the final economic reports before tomorrow&#39;s presidential election.
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The number of Americans submitting   new claims for jobless aid dropped by 9,000 last week, while   stockpiles of wholesale durable goods rose for the 35th   straight month, government data released on Thursday showed.
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WASHINGTON Dec 30, 2004 - The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a hopeful sign that the recovery in the jobs market is moving ahead.