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US applications for jobless aid fall to 206,000 last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels
Initial jobless claims fell to 206,000 last week, lower than forecasts, showing layoffs remain near historic lows despite slower hiring and economic uncertainty.
- For the week ending Feb. 14, the U.S. Labor Department reported weekly unemployment claims fell by 23,000 to 206,000, well below the 225,000 forecast by analysts surveyed by FactSet.
- While layoffs remain low-range, weekly layoffs have stayed mostly between 206,000 and 250,000 last week despite cuts announced by UPS, Amazon, Dow and the Washington Post.
- The Labor Department's four-week moving average of jobless claims decreased by 1,000 to 219,000, while weekly filings for the week ending Feb. 7 rose to 1.87 million, up 17,000.
- Economists remain divided over whether recent job gains signal recovery, with some Fed officials saying weak hiring shows high borrowing costs are weighing on growth.
- Looking across indicators, the labor market sends mixed signals as government payroll revisions cut 2024-2025 jobs to 181,000 and job openings fell in December, despite 130,000 jobs added earlier this month and unemployment dropping to 4.3% from 4.4%.
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U.S. applications for jobless aid fall to 206,000 last week as layoffs remain low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. The number of Americans filing for jobless aid...
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That's significantly fewer than the 225,000 new applications that analysts had forecast.
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Filings drop: U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. The number of Americans filing for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 14 fell by 23,000 to 206,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 225,000 new applications that analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast. Read the full story from The Associated Press. No candy…
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