Weekly jobless claims rise slightly
By
09/15/2016 10:06:00
Font size:
Claims level beats expectations.
The Labor Department today reported that seasonally-adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance for the week ended September 10 were 260,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's figure.
Analysts had expected claims to come in at 265,000.
The 4-week moving average, which smoothes out volatility to a certain extent, decreased 500 to 260,750.
Claims overall have stayed below the 300,000 level for 80 consecutive weeks, which indicates a strong labor market in the US, despite what appears to be a slowdown in economic growth in the US and globally.
Contributors
|
Posted: 09/01/2016 12:21:00
|
|
|
Posted: 12/06/2017 00:57:00
|
|
|
Posted: 03/24/2017 15:00:00
|
|
|
Posted: 06/20/2017 23:35:00
|
|
Post your comment