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“More than 7 million Americans to lose jobless benefits on Labor Day”

“Over seven million people across the U.S. will lose their unemployment benefits beginning on Monday as pandemic safety nets expire.  The emergency federal jobless benefits are set to end on Labor Day, while another three million people will lose their additional $300 boost to state unemployment… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims total 340,000, lowest level since early days of pandemic”

“Initial filings for unemployment insurance fell last week to their lowest levels since March 2020 in another sign that the labor market is gradually improving from the Covid-19 era, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time jobless claims totaled 340,000 for… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Millions of Americans will lose unemployment benefits this weekend”

“…Congress authorized a historic expansion of the country’s safety net for jobless individuals in March 2020 to manage the fallout of the Covid-fueled economic downturn. Lawmakers twice extended those temporary expansions, which increased the number of people eligible for unemployment… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims: Initial filings broke below 400,000 for the first time since March 2020”

“…The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended May 29: 385,000 vs. 387,000 expected… Continue Reading…

Economy

“April jobs report: Payrolls rose by 266,000, sharply missing estimates, as unemployment rate increased to 6.1%”

“The Labor Department released the April jobs report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main results from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Non-farm payrolls, April: +266,000 vs. +1.000 million expected and a revised +770,000… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims: New unemployment claims unexpectedly rose to 719,000 last week”

“The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended March 27: 719,000… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims: Another 861,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims”

“The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended February 13: 861,000 vs.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims: Another 793,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week”

“The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main results from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Feb. 6: 793,000… Continue Reading…

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“Jobless claims: Another 965,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week”

“The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main results in the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Jan.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims: Another 742,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week”

“The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main results from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Nov. 14: 742,000… Continue Reading…