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US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple years.The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 5 fell by 5,
US weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly
WASHINGTON] The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting employers may be holding on to workers despite other indications of a cooling labour market.
US Stocks Mixed; Initial Jobless Claims Fall
U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 5,000 from the previous week to 227,000 in the first week of July, compared to market estimates of 235,000. Commodities In commodity news, oil traded down 1.8% to $67.14 while gold traded up 0.1% at $3,322.90. Silver traded up 0.8% to $36.930 on Thursday, while copper rose 1.8% to $5.5885.
US jobless claims fall for fourth consecutive week
Applications for US unemployment benefits slid for a fourth week running, reaching their lowest level in two months.
Jobless claims fall to five-week low — no sign of surging layoffs
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to a five-week low, underscoring the reluctance of businesses to lay off workers even amid the tumult of ongoing trade wars.
US Economy: Jobless Claims Fall, 1Q GDP Revised to -0.5%
US Jobless claims declined to 236,000 as continuing claims increased to 1.97 million, the highest since November 2021. Elsewhere, the US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in May while imports were little changed,
US Jobless Claims Fell a Fourth Week During July 4 Holiday
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell for a fourth week to the lowest in two months during a period that included the Independence Day holiday.
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
The number of Americans who newly filed for unemployment benefits declined last week, the Labor Department said, although the report suggested that the size of the unemployed population continued to grow in June.
US applications for jobless benefits fell to 227,000 last week
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 5 fell by 5,000 to 227,000, fewer than the 238,000 that analysts forecast. Applications for unemployment aid are viewed as representative of layoffs.
U.S. First-Time Unemployment Claims Unexpectedly Decline
Initial applications for U.S. unemployment benefits saw a surprising slight drop during the week ending July 5, according to Thursday’s Labor Department report. The data revealed that first-time claims fell to 227,
Initial jobless claims fall more than expected in past week
K to 227K vs. 236K consensus and 232K prior (revised from 233K), according to data released by the Department of Labor on Thursday. Continuing claims for week ended June 28: 1.965M vs. 1.980M consensus and 1.
Jobless claims fall to nearly 2-month low. No sign layoffs have risen due to trade wars.
If the Trump trade wars caused any major private-sector layoffs, there’s little sign of it. Initital jobless claims fell last ...
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall
Fewer Americans are making new filings for unemployment benefits. In the week through July 5, initial jobless claims fell to ...
Initial jobless claims fall, beating expectations and signaling strengthened economy
The drop in initial jobless claims is likely to be seen as a bullish sign for the USD. Economists often interpret a lower than expected jobless claims figure as a positive sign for the U.S. dollar, as ...
Treasury yields rise slightly after jobless-claims data
U.S. Treasury yields were up slightly Thursday morning as investors assessed a report showing initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell. Economic Report: [Jobless claims fall to nearly 2-month low. No ...
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Jobless claims fall to lowest level since mid-May - Morningstar
Initial jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 233,000 in the week ended June 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the lowest level since May 17. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal ...
EUR/USD slides as stronger US labor data boosts Greenback
ECB expected to hold rates in July, though markets still price in one more cut this year amid soft Eurozone growth.