US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range
Jobless claims fell to 224,000, reflecting low layoffs amid slowing hiring and economic pressures, with unemployment rate expected to rise to 4.3% in August, economists said.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that the four-week average of claims increased by 750 to 221,750, seasonally adjusted.
- The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits has remained within the 200,000–250,000 range since spring of 2020, serving as a proxy for layoffs amid post-COVID recovery.
- The four-week average of claims ticked up by 750 to 221,750, according to Reuters economists, smoothing out weekly volatility.
- The number of Americans filing new applications fell, but economists forecast unemployment rate could rise to 4.3% in August.
- Continuing claims for the period showed a decline, with seasonally adjusted figures at 1.953 million, indicating low layoffs overall.
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US jobless claims dip, remain historically low
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Moderate drop: The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range since the U.S. economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug. 9 fell by 3,000, to 224,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s below the 230,000 new applications that economists had forecast. Read more from The Associated Press. Landry changes …
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