US EditionUS applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low
Unemployment claims rose by 11,000 to 235,000 despite historically low layoffs, with federal worker reductions and major company job cuts contributing to labor market challenges.
- More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, though layoffs remained historically low.
- The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1% in July as employers added fewer jobs than forecast.
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US jobless claims rise but layoffs steady
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Jobless claims rose by 11,000 to 235,000 U.S. layoffs remain within historically low range Federal worker layoffs push D.C. unemployment above 6% Employers added fewer jobs than expected in July More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug. 16 rose by 11,000 to 235,…
US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low (Business)
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug. 16 rose by 11,000 to 235,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's slightly more t...
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US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years.
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