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Initial claims for unemployment insurance continued its yo-yo pattern in recent weeks, falling by 30,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose for the third time in four weeks and climbed to their highest level since October, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance increased for the second straight week to their highest level since last November, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment continued their yo-yo pattern, rising for the fourth time in seven weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell under 200,000 for the third time in six weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday, although the number could increase in the next several weeks as potential effects from the Omicron variant surface.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance held steady last week as employment—or lack thereof—went into a holding pattern for the holidays, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose for the second time in three weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday, defying momentum that has nonetheless seen claims fall generally below pre-pandemic levels.

After an uptick the previous week, initial claims for unemployment insurance resumed their sharp downward trajectory, falling to their lowest level in more than 52 years.