Jobless Claims Fall by 1,000 to Mark Another Pandemic Low
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims for the week that ended November 13 was 268,000, down by 1,000 from the previous week. The claims missed an expected 260,000. The jobless…
Jobless Claims Hit New Pandemic Lows After a Decline by 14,000
(Department of Labor) Jobless claims fell by 14,000 in the week that ended October 30 to a new-pandemic low of 269,000. The jobless claims are now closer to the March…
Jobless Claims Fall by 10,000 to Maintain Levels Below 300,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims for the week ended October 23 was 281,000, down by 10,000 from the previous week. The jobless claims are at the lowest since March…
Jobless Claims Drop by 6,000 to Remain Below Forecasts
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were 290,000 for the week that ended October 16, down by 6,000 from the previous week. The claims were lower than expected 300,000. At…
Jobless Claims Above Estimate after Another Increase of 11,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims rose by 11,000 to reach 362,000 in the week that ended September 25. The claims were higher than expected 335,000 as Delta variant slowed…
Jobless Claims Mark Another Gain to Reach a Worse Than Expected 351,000 Figure
(Department of Labor) US Jobless claims rose by 16,000 to reach 351,000 in the week that ended September 18. The claims were higher than the projected 320,000. Fig: US Initial…
Jobless Claims Rise by 20,000 to Remain Above Forecasts
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims increased by 20,000 to reach 332,000 in the week that ended September 11 from the previous week. The claims were higher than the expected…
Jobless Claims Hit Another Pandemic Low After a Decline of 35,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were 310,000 in the week that ended September 4, down by 35,000 from the previous week. Fig: Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims On a 4-week…
Jobless Claims Advance by 4,000 in Another Twist of Labor Market Recoveries
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims rose by 4,000 to hit 353,000 in the week that ended August 21. The claims were higher than the expected 350,000. On a four-week…
Jobless Claims Match Estimates after Falling by 12,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims fell by 12,000 for the week that ended August 7 to hit an expected level of 375,000. On a 4-week moving average, jobless claims…
Jobless Claims on the 400,000 Mark after Plunge by 24,000
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims hit 400,000 after declining by 24,000 in the week that ended July 24. Previous week’s jobless claims were revised up by 5,000 to 424,000.…
Jobless Claims Sends Mixed Signals in Employment Recoveries after 51,000 Jump
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims rose by 51,000 to hit a level of 419,000 for the week that ended July 17. The claims were higher than expected 350,000. Previous…