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US Jobless Claims Fall Slightly to 793,000 With Layoffs High
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new confirmed viral infections. Last week’s ...
February 11, 2021
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Another 900,000 Americans File for Unemployment as Labor Market Recovery Freeze Continues
Another 900,000 U.S. workers filed for state unemployment benefits last week, a slight drop from the week before ...
January 21, 2021
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Tom Ozimek
Weekly Jobless Claims Surge to 965,000, More Than Expected
The number of American workers seeking state unemployment benefits last week blew by expectations to 965,000, a figure not seen ...
January 14, 2021
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Tom Ozimek
Unemployed Australians Thrown Another Temporary Lifeline
Unemployed Australians are being thrown another temporary lifeline, with JobSeeker COVID-19 payments to be extended at a reduced ...
November 9, 2020
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Jobless Claims Remain Above Great Recession Levels as Another 837,000 Americans File for Unemployment
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 837,000, which, while down by 36,000 from ...
October 1, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
Australian Reserve Bank Boss Warns of One-in-10 Jobless Risk
The Reserve Bank concedes predicting the economic outlook is difficult in the face of the pandemic, but its ...
August 4, 2020
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Fed’s Kaplan: Data Doesn’t Support Firms’ Complaints on Jobless Benefits
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Monday that while "a lot" of his business contacts ...
August 3, 2020
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Reuters
Slow Wage Growth as Jobless Rate Increases: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has flagged lower wage growth as the jobless rate soars during the coronavirus recession. ...
July 23, 2020
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Weekly Jobless Claims Near 4-Month Low, Millions Drawing Unemployment Benefits
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits dropped to a near four-month low last week, but a ...
July 9, 2020
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Trump: Economic Recovery Better Than V-shaped, ‘This Is a Rocket Ship’
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on June 5 that the economy would rebound very quickly as the U.S. labor ...
June 5, 2020
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US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop, but Economic Recovery Still Elusive
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell for an eighth straight week last week, likely as some ...
May 28, 2020
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Reuters
Weekly Jobless Claims Grind Lower but Backlogs, Layoffs Linger
WASHINGTON—Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs in processing claims continue to be cleared ...
May 21, 2020
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Reuters
Jobless Claims Top 30 Million in Past 6 Weeks, Insured Unemployment Hits Record High
As the pandemic continues to hammer the economy, more than 3.8 million workers in the United States filed ...
April 30, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
Unemployment Hits Record High as 4.4 Million Workers File Jobless Claims
More than 4.4 million workers in the United States filed unemployment claims during the week ending April 18, ...
April 23, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
For Migrant Workers, Jobless Equals Homeless
There are roughly 2.8 million migrant workers in China, and they traditionally go to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and ...
April 18, 2020
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Significant Jobless Rise Ahead in Australia: Frydenberg
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned Australians to expect a significant rise in the unemployment rate alongside a ...
April 11, 2020
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US Jobless Claims Soar to Over 3 Million, Shattering Record
Jobless claims filed in the United States soared to a record high for the week of March 15 to ...
March 26, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
Think Tank Estimates 14 Million Jobs Lost by Summer
As policymakers and investors anxiously eye the Labor Department's jobless claims report, due for release Thursday, a Washington-based ...
March 25, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
Jobless Claims Jump as CCP Virus Bites Into US Labor Market
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surged to a 30-month high last week, suggesting a pickup ...
March 19, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
US Weekly Jobless Claims Unchanged, Point to Labor Market Strength
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting the labor market remains ...
June 7, 2019
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Reuters
US Jobless Claims Hit 49-Year Low; Labor Market Resilient
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to a nearly half-century low last week, a ...
April 4, 2019
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Reuters
8 States Hit Record-Low Unemployment In March
Unemployment rates have dropped across the nation, with eight states hitting record-low levels last month. Hawaii’s jobless rate ...
April 25, 2018
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Emel Akan
African-American Unemployment Hits a Record Low in December
The jobless rate for African-Americans declined to 6.8 percent nationally in December. After the financial crisis of 2008, ...
January 10, 2018
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Emel Akan
US Jobless Rate Falls to a 17-Year Low
WASHINGTON—U.S. jobs growth rebounded in October as labor market activity normalized after hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The restaurant ...
November 3, 2017
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Emel Akan
US Jobless Aid Applications Fell to 42-Year Low Last Month
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely rose last week and the average level of applications ...
October 29, 2015
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The Associated Press
Applications for US Jobless Aid Rise to Still-Low 271,000
WASHINGTON—The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week, but remained at a historically low ...
June 25, 2015
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The Associated Press
US Unemployment Aid Applications Rise to 281,000
WASHINGTON—More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week. Yet even with the increase, applications for jobless aid remain low, ...
April 9, 2015
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The Associated Press
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