US jobless claims fall again as labor market continues to flash strength

  • 📰 KPRC2
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 28 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 68%

Belgique Nouvelles Nouvelles

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles,Belgique Actualités

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to show fortitude in the face of higher interest rates.

A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Downers Grove, Ill., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.

The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, fell by 9,250 to 237,500.For three weeks in late May and early June, jobless claims had appeared to reach a sustained, higher level, above 260,000. But the past four weeks, claims have retreated and the labor market remains historically healthy.

The U.S. economy has broadly been resilient in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hiking campaign in its effort to extinguish persistent inflation not seen since the early 1980s.

 

Merci pour votre commentaire. Votre commentaire sera publié après examen.
Nous avons résumé cette actualité afin que vous puissiez la lire rapidement. Si l'actualité vous intéresse, vous pouvez lire le texte intégral ici. Lire la suite:

 /  🏆 80. in BE

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités