Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 21 rose by 21,000 to 377,000, compared with the previous week’s revised figure of 356,000, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The less volatile four-week moving average was 377,500, a drop of 2,500 from the [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial filings for jobless benefits during the week ending Dec. 10 fell by 19,000 to 366,000 claims, the lowest level since May 31, 2008, according to the Labor Department. That was welcome news, although it is not sufficient to affect the official unemployment [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims during the week ending Nov. 12 dropped to 388,000, the lowest level since April. That number was down by 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 393,000 first time claims for unemployment compensation, according to the U.S. Department of [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First-time jobless claims during the week ending Sept. 24 edged slightly below the critical 400,000 mark for the first time since Aug. 6, according to the United States Department of Labor. Initial claims for unemployment compensation insurance benefits dropped by 37,000 to 391,000, [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims remained above the 400,000 mark for the 11th consecutive week and moved up slightly by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 429,000 for the week ending June 18. It was another sign that the jobs sector has not begun a recovery [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Both the number of Americans filing first time jobless claims and the number filing ongoing claims have dropped, the Department of Labor announced Thursday. Initial unemployment claims filed during the week ending March 12 were 385,000, representing a decrease of 16,000 from the [...]
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