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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 840,000 for the week ended October 3, new figures show

US weekly jobless claims remain stubbornly high

Business • 08 Oct

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 837,000 for the week ended September 26

US weekly jobless claims fall, consumer spending solid

Business • 01 Oct

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 870,000 for the week ended September 19, up from 866,000 the previous week

US weekly jobless claims see unexpected rise

Business • 24 Sep

US initial jobless claims are more than four times their level at the beginning of the year

US weekly jobless claims stuck at higher levels

Business • 17 Sep

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 884,000 for the week ended September 5

US weekly jobless claims stuck at higher levels

Business • 10 Sep

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 881,000 for the week ended August 29

US weekly jobless claims drop more than expected

Business • 03 Sep

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled 1.006 million for the week ended August 22, compared to 1.104 million the previous week

US Fed adopts average inflation target

Business • 27 Aug

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.106 million for the week ended August 15, new figures show

US weekly jobless claims back over one million

Business • 20 Aug

Today's figures suggest the US labour market remains fragile despite record job growth in June

US weekly jobless claims stay elevated amid weak demand

Business • 09 Jul

US layoffs stay high as weak demand lingers

Business • 25 Jun

The weekly jobless claims remain high in the US even though employers hired a record 2.5 million workers in May

US jobless claims high as second wave of layoffs hit

Business • 18 Jun

New applications for state unemployment benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 1.542 million for the week ended June 6, from 1.897 million the previous week

US weekly jobless claims fall, millions still jobless

Business • 11 Jun

New claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 2.123 million for the week ended May 23, the US Labor Department said today

Over 2 million Americans claiming jobless benefits

Business • 28 May

US weekly jobless claims have been gradually declining since hitting a record 6.867 million in the week ended March 28

US weekly jobless claims remain high as layoffs linger

Business • 21 May

Initial claims for US state unemployment benefits came to a seasonally adjusted total of 2.981 million for the week ended May 9

Millions more Americans file for jobless benefits

Business • 14 May

The US weekly report today showed initial jobless claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 3.169 million for the week ended May 2

Millions more Americans join the unemployment line

Business • 07 May

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 3.839 million for the week ended April 25

US jobless claims still elevated as more seek benefits

Business • 30 Apr

A record 26 million Americans sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, new figures show

Record US jobless claims wipe out post recession gains

Business • 23 Apr

Another 5.2 million more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week

US weekly jobless claims top 5.2 million in latest week

Business • 16 Apr

Initial claims for US state unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 207,000 for the week ended September 29

US weekly jobless claims drop to near 49-year low

Business • 04 Oct 18

The ADP figures come ahead of the US Labor Department's more comprehensive non-farm payrolls report tomorrow

US private sector adds 250,000 jobs in December

Business • 04 Jan 18

Initial claims for US unemployment benefits dropped 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 235,000 for the week to December 31

US jobless claims fall to near 43-year low

Business • 05 Jan 17

US retail sales in November rise by 0.7% to $449.3 billion

US retail sales, jobless claims data improves

Business • 11 Dec 14

US initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 278,000 in the week ending November 1

US jobless claims fall to 14 year low

Business • 06 Nov 14

Fourth consecutive week that US initial jobless claims have come in below the 300,00 level

US jobless claims fall to eight year low

Business • 09 Oct 14

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