Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic Last Year

The claims decreased to 293,000 last week, as compared with 329,000 a week earlier, the agency said. The four-week moving average for unemployment claims fell to 334,250-the lowest since March 2020.

Jobless Claims Rise Above Expectations, Sapping Confidence in Labor Market Recovery

First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 362,000 for the week ending on Sept. 25, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said in a statement.

Jobless Claims Rise as Pandemic Fears and Supply Chain Crunch Weigh on Recovery

First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 332,000 for the week ending Sept. 11, a rise of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 310,000.

Unemployment Claims Fall to New Pandemic-Era Low But Remain Historically High

Initial filings for unemployment insurance, a proxy for layoffs, came in at 385,000 for the week ended July 31, a drop of 14,000 over the previous week’s revised level, the Labor Department said in a release Thursday.