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Initial jobless claims rise to 222K in past week

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended April 5, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...
Jobless claim applications fell by 9,000 to 215,000 for the week ending April 12, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s well below the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast.
This is remarkable as US-based manufacturers are the intended beneficiaries of the tariffs. The only reliable real economic data point, however, is the weekly jobless claims data, which has ...
Weekly applications for unemployment insurance in the US increased in line with Wall Street's expectations, while continuing claims dropped, government data showed Thursday. The seasonally ...
US stock futures were slightly lower in Thursday's premarket session ahead of a slate of economic data set for release later the morning, including weekly initial jobless claims, durable good orders, ...