US Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Increase From Pandemic-Low
First-time applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, as fears over the new Omicron variant, coupled with a rise
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US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Exceed Forecasts
US initial jobless claims surprisingly jumped by more than expected last week, despite optimistic sentiment that the country’s labour market
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US Jobless Claims Fall Below 400K for First Time Since Beginning of Pandemic
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, initial jobless claims have fallen below 400,000, as companies and
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US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise for Two Consecutive Weeks
Despite showing signs of a decline just two weeks ago, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the
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2020 Comes to an End With Nearly 20 Million Americans Still Collecting Unemployment Benefits
With the end of 2020 closing in, the number of initial jobless claims in the US suddenly dropped last week,
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US Jobless Claims on the Rise Again Amid Continued Labour Market Weakening
As coronavirus cases continue to soar across the US prompting many states to reimpose restrictions, America’s labour market still does
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US Initial Jobless Claims on the Rise Again as Soaring Covid Cases Crush Labour Market
The US labour market recovery appears to be stalling amid a surge in coronavirus cases and growing uncertainty about future
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US Weekly Jobless Claims Sees 25.5 Million Americans Continue To Collect Benefits
As many economic gains across the US are beginning to taper off following a summer rebound spurt, unemployment claims are
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US Labour Market Recovery Receding as Weekly Jobless Claims Surpass Estimates
It appears that recent jobless claims painfully missed optimistic estimates, suggesting that the US labour market is struggling to get
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US Sees Initial Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Above 1,000,000 Again
It appears that the celebration put on last week following positive unemployment data was short lived. While last week commentators
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