U S Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Higher After Recent Downtrend

U S Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Higher After Recent Downtrend (rttnews) after reporting modest decreases in first time claims for u.s. unemployment benefits for five straight weeks, the labor department released a report on thursday showing an uptick in. While the labor market remains sturdy, recent government data suggest some softness taking hold. the four week average of claims, which evens out some of the week to week volatility, also continued to climb, rising by 2,250 to 238,500. applications for jobless benefits are trending higher in june after mostly staying below 220,000 this year.

U S Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Up To 225 000 Economists polled by reuters had estimated a revision down to 0.1%. unit labor costs rose at a 4.0% annualized rate, down from the first estimate of 4.7%. economists had projected labor costs to. Weekly jobless claims increase 14,000 to 249,000. continuing claims jump 33,000 to 1.877 million. worker productivity rises at 2.3% rate in second quarter. unit labor costs increase at 0.9% pace. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 249,000 for the week ended july 27, the highest level since august last year. economists polled by reuters. The labor department reported thursday that jobless claims for the week ending june 22 fell by 6,000 to 233,000 from 239,000 the previous week. however, the total number of americans collecting.

New Us Jobless Claims Inch Higher As Pace Of Rebound Stalls Financial Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 249,000 for the week ended july 27, the highest level since august last year. economists polled by reuters. The labor department reported thursday that jobless claims for the week ending june 22 fell by 6,000 to 233,000 from 239,000 the previous week. however, the total number of americans collecting. Slightly more americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite two years of elevated interest rates. jobless claims rose by 2,000 to 230,000 for the week of sept. 7, the labor department reported thursday. that number matches the number of new filings that economists projected. Applications for jobless benefits are trending higher in june after mostly staying below 220,000 this year. the unemployment rate ticked up to 4% in may, despite the fact that america’s.