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US Applications for Unemployment Benefits Inch Down to 213,000 as Layoffs Remain Stable
Weekly jobless claims fell slightly to 213,000 as layoffs remain low despite February job cuts of 92,000 and downward payroll revisions, Labor Department data showed.
- The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits slightly decreased to 213,000 for the week ended March 7.
- Claims have been within a 199,000-232,000 range this year amid low layoffs.
- The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, but he responded by imposing a 10% global tariff that would rise to 15%.
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Business TimesUS weekly jobless claims edge down
US jobless claims: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000 for the week ended March 7, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims for the latest week.
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The mobile average of four weeks of new applications fell in 4 thousand requests on the revised value of last week, for 212,000 requests
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Associated Press News+8 Reposted by 8 other sources
US applications for unemployment benefits inch down to 213,000 as layoffs remain stable
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market.
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