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‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud  Merchants’ Outlook
‘Downward Revisions’ to Consumer Spending, Jobless Claims Cloud Merchants’ Outlook
March 30, 2023  |  Economy

Economic data can be a work in progress — refined, revised and re-presented to better understand where things stand. For merchants, the big picture got...

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Number of Initial Jobless Claims Drops by 1,000
Number of Initial Jobless Claims Drops by 1,000
March 23, 2023  |  Economy

A thousand fewer Americans applied for unemployment last week than did so the previous week. The advance figure for initial claims was 191,000 for the...

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US Jobless Claims Fall To 1.2M In Latest Week, But Top 55M Since Pandemic Began
US Jobless Claims Fall To 1.2M In Latest Week, But Top 55M Since Pandemic Began
August 06, 2020  |  Economy

The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits fell last week after two consecutive weeks of increases, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported...

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US Jobless Claims At 1.4M For Second Week
US Jobless Claims At 1.4M For Second Week
July 30, 2020  |  Economy

For the second consecutive week, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased last week as new cases of COVID-19 continued to surge. The...

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Jobless Claims Rise To 1.4M After 15 Straight Weeks Of Declines
Jobless Claims Rise To 1.4M After 15 Straight Weeks Of Declines
July 23, 2020  |  Economy

After 15 consecutive weeks of falling, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased last week as new cases of COVID-19 surged. The U.S....

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Weekly US Jobless Claims Again Exceed 1M
Weekly US Jobless Claims Again Exceed 1M
July 16, 2020  |  Economy

For the 17th consecutive week, the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits exceeded 1 million. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported Thursday...

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Another 1.3M Americans File Jobless Claims; COVID-Related Total Now Stands At 49M+
Another 1.3M Americans File Jobless Claims; COVID-Related Total Now Stands At 49M+
July 09, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) reported Thursday (July 9) that another 1,314,000 American filed initial claims for jobless benefits last week, bringing the total number...

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Labor Secretary: $600 Unemployment Payouts No Longer Needed
Labor Secretary: $600 Unemployment Payouts No Longer Needed
July 05, 2020  |  Economy

Laid-off workers collecting federal unemployment benefits got some disappointing news from the nation’s U.S. Labor Secretary Sunday (July 5). Eugene Scalia told Fox News Sunday...

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US Unemployment Rate Drops To 11 Pct; Jobless Claims Fall To 1.4M
US Unemployment Rate Drops To 11 Pct; Jobless Claims Fall To 1.4M
July 02, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. economy added a record 4.8 million nonfarm jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to a lower-than-expected 11.1 percent, the U.S. Labor...

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