Tag: Initial Claims

Initial claims for unemployment insurance climbed back up last week after falling to pre-pandemic levels the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell dramatically last week, well below pre-pandemic levels to the lowest rate in more than 50 years, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

Sometime very soon, initial claims for unemployment insurance are going to fall below 256,000—the figure from March 2020, just before the full effects of the coronavirus pandemic blindsided the U.S. economy. It’s just not happening this week.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 14,000 last week and are now less than 15,000 per week away from pre-coronavirus pandemic lows, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to a new post-pandemic low last week, the Labor Department said, edging closer to pre-pandemic levels.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by another 6,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, the second consecutive week at under 300,000 claims and the lowest level in 19 months.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fall sharply for the second straight week, falling below 300,000 for the first time since onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell for the first time in four weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 11,000 last week, continuing a recent pattern of erratic performance, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance, which for the most part have declined steadily since the U.S. economy stabilized late last year, posted an unusual 20,000 increase last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.