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Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits Decrease

August 24, 2023
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Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits Decrease

August 24, 2023
Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits decreased during the week ending on Saturday (Aug. 19). The seasonally adjusted figure for that week’s initial claims stood at 230,000, marking a decline of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said in a Thursday (Aug. 24) press release. The DOL revised […]