US Jobless Claims on the Rise, But Still Sit at Record-Low Levels
First-time applications for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in over 12 months, but are still at historically-low levels
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US Jobless Claims Down For Second Week Amid Labour Market Strength
It appears that America’s labour market is still strong despite rising economic uncertainty and threats of a recession. Latest data
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US Weekly Jobless Claims Plummet to Lowest Since 1969
It appears that Americans are finally returning back to work. US jobless claims fell to the lowest since the 60s,
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US Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise Despite Improving Labour Market
New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased last week, despite ongoing vaccine rollouts and business reopenings across the country. According
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US With Another 3.0M Jobless Claims; 36M Over Last 8 Weeks.
This morning the Department of Labor released initial jobless claims data for the week ended May 9th, 2020. The advance
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US Sheds Another 3.2M Jobs Last Week; More than 33M Over Last 7 Weeks
This morning the Department of Labor released the jobless claim data for week ended May 2, the advanced figure for
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Incoming Unemployment Data Paints Grim Picture of Economic Situation in the US
It is nearing a month since national lockdowns and social distancing measures were put in place, and thus far the
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US Posts Another 6M Jobless Claims Week
This morning the Department of Labour announced another 6.6M Americans have filed for jobless claims in the week ending April
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US Jobless Claims Hits Unadjusted Record of 2.89 Million; Up Over 1,000%
According to the US Department of Labor the week ending March 21, seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims was 3,283,000, an
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Canada Jobless Claims to Hit Just Under 1 Million, US Could See upto 3 Million Initial Claims
Just under 1 million Canadians applied for jobless claims last week; approximately 5 percent of the labour force. In a
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