US weekly jobless claims fall to 4-month low

Norman Ray

International Courant

The variety of Individuals submitting for unemployment advantages fell to a four-month low final week.

Jobless claims fell 12,000 to 219,000 for the week of Sept. 14, the Labor Division reported Thursday, beneath economists’ expectations for 230,000 new claims.

The four-week common of purposes, which offsets among the weekly volatility, fell 3,500 to 227,500.

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The full variety of Individuals receiving unemployment advantages fell by 14,000 to about 1.83 million within the week of Sept. 7, the bottom quantity since early June.

The weekly jobless claims are thought-about largely consultant of layoffs.

US weekly jobless claims fall to 4-month low

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