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US jobless claims edge lower, continuing claims remain elevated

The number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 1.946 million during the week ending July 19.
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US weekly jobless claims rise marginally

Layoffs have remained generally low, though economic uncertainty stemming from trade policy has left companies hesitant to increase hiring.
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US weekly jobless claims fall; job growth appears steady in July

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Elizabeth Brunner (L) and Hope Johnson (R), recruiters for the City of Pompano Beach, speak to job seekers during the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. More than 50 companies set up booths to recruit people from entry-level to management. Open jobs include police officers, food service, security, sales reps, technicians, customer service, IT, teacher assistants, insurance agents, and account executives. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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US weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly

This week a measure of job availabilities from a Conference Board survey that’s closely watched by economists fell to the lowest since March 2021. 
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Recurring US jobless claims jump to highest since Nov 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 27: People attend a job fair at the YMCA Gerard Carter Center on March 27, 2025 in the Stapleton Heights neighborhood of the Staten Island borough in New York City. Jobs NYC, a New York City initiative to help people find employment, held a job fair with various employers seeking workers. The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

A recruiter, left, greets an attendee at a City Career Fair hiring event in Sacramento, California, US, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The Department of Labor is scheduled to release initial jobless claims figures on June 6. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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US weekly jobless claims fall as labour market stays stable for now

The number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, decreased 25,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.856 million during the week ending March 15.
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US weekly jobless claims edge lower

Commuters ride escalators on the way to work in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The passage last night by wide margins -- an 81-18 vote in the Democratic-led Senate, followed by a 285-144 vote in the Republican-controlled House -- allows the U.S. to avoid default and ends the shutdown that began Oct. 1 and has taken $24 billion out of the U.S. economy. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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US weekly jobless claims fall amid labour market stability

Most of the federal layoffs have been in Washington DC, which has lost 61,795 jobs so far this year compared with only 60 in 2024.
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US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

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