US jobless aid filings fall to 215,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds
- U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 to 215,000 in the week ending June 20, according to the Labor Department.
- The 215,000 unemployment claims were fewer than the 225,000 applications forecast by analysts surveyed by FactSet.
- Weekly filings for unemployment benefits reflect U.S. layoffs and indicate the job market's health.
- The unemployment rate remains historically low at 4.3% despite economic concerns.
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Department of Labor figures show initial jobless claims in Florida drop 2 weeks in a row
The number of new unemployment claims has decreased for a second week in a row in Florida. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the latest data for first-time unemployment benefit filings for the week ending June 20. The Sunshine State saw another dip, as there were 5,981 filings last week. That’s a decrease of 962 from the previous week, when there were 6,943. Claims fell by about the same number during the week ending June 13. There we…
Unemployment Filings Fall Across Indiana
Source: Zoran Jesic / Getty STATEWIDE — Indiana recorded 2,056 initial unemployment claims for the week ending June 20, down from 2,365 the previous week, according to the United States Department of Labor. The number of Hoosiers continuing to receive unemployment benefits totaled 18,113 for the week ending June 13, a decrease of 160 from the previous week. Nationally, initial unemployment claims totaled 207,133 last week, down 13,509 from the p…
The initial applications for unemployment insurance in the United States totalled 215 thousand in the week closed on June 20, according to data released today by the country's Department of Labour. The result represented a drop of 12,000 requests compared to the revised reading of the previous week and was below the consensus of a group of market analysts, of 222 thousand requests. The four-week moving average of the new requests dropped 750 req…
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