Tag: jobless claims
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Jobless Claims (4-Wk. Avg.) Fall to 6-Month Low
Carpe Diem: Jobless Claims (4-Wk. Avg.) Fall to 6-Month Low
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New jobless claims unexpectedly drop to 639K
Yahoo! News: New jobless claims unexpectedly drop to 639K WASHINGTON – The number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits both dropped more than expected last week, though they remain at elevated levels and are unlikely to fall substantially in the coming months. Few economists expect a turnaround in…
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Joblessness in Perspective
Mark Perry offers this graph from his post, Jobless Claims Would Have to Top 900,000 To Reach the Same Levels of the 1970s and 1980s .