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The four-week average of weekly claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, rose by nearly 6,000 to 224,250. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for U.S ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 for the week ended Dec. 28, the lowest level since April. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast ...
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, pointing to steadily easing labor market conditions heading into the final stretch of 2024.
The four-week average of weekly claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week volatility, inched up by 1,000 to 226,500. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of U ...
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
The claims data covered the period during which the government surveyed businesses for the nonfarm payrolls component of November's employment report. Claims dropped by 29,000 between the October ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 220,000 for the week ended Dec. 14, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast ...
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