US EditionUS Applications for Unemployment Benefits Inch Down to 213,000 as Layoffs Remain Stable
Initial jobless claims fell to 213,000 last week, near historic lows despite February job cuts and falling job openings, Labor Department data show.
- 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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Low Layoffs Continue as US Weekly Jobless Claims Slip to 213,000
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits slipped last week, signaling the low level of layoffs in today’s labor market. Initial jobless claims declined by 1,000, to 213,000, for the week ending on March 7, according to new Department of Labor data released on March 12. The previous week’s reading was revised slightly higher to 214,000. Markets had forecast 215,000 jobless claims. The four-week average, which strips out week-to-we…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The BladeU.S. 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
Times of India
US 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.
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
Associated Press News
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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