Jobless claims dropped last week after spiking in October due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a strike at Boeing. The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance declined by 4,000 during the week ended Saturday (Nov. 9). The total of 217,000 initial claims filed during the...
The effects of Hurricane Helene, cutbacks in the auto industry and furloughs related to a strike at Boeing drove U.S. jobless claims to their highest total in a year. During the week ended Saturday (Oct. 5), there were 258,000 initial claims for unemployment insurance — a...
The latest revision to second-quarter GDP data is the third and final one. According to the newest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, real disposable income turned out to be healthier than initially reported. On Thursday (Sept. 26), the bureau said in a news...
New U.S. unemployment claims have reached their highest level in close to a year. According to Labor Department data released Thursday (Aug. 1), jobless claims for the week ending July 27 rose to 249,000, from 235,000 the prior week. It’s the highest number since the...
December 05, 2024
Jobless claims reportedly rose last week, though media reports suggested that the rise was due to the volatility in data that is typically seen around holidays. The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 9,000 during the week ended Saturday (Nov. 30), which included Thanksgiving. The total of 224,000 initial claims filed during the […]
November 14, 2024
Jobless claims dropped last week after spiking in October due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a strike at Boeing. The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance declined by 4,000 during...
October 10, 2024
The effects of Hurricane Helene, cutbacks in the auto industry and furloughs related to a strike at Boeing drove U.S. jobless claims to their highest total in a year. During the...
August 01, 2024
New U.S. unemployment claims have reached their highest level in close to a year. According to Labor Department data released Thursday (Aug. 1), jobless claims for the week ending July...
