( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “cool the economy.” The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to its lowest level in five weeks. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: cool the economy] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ——————————– VERBATIM: The dropoff comes even as more high-profile companies announce layoffs. The […]
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Jobless benefits applications fall again as labor market powers on
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “cool the economy.”
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to its lowest level in five weeks.
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Time: 22s
Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam
Out-cue: cool the economy]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The dropoff comes even as more high-profile companies announce layoffs. The Labor Department reports applications for unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 to 201,000 for the week ending February 17th. Weekly unemployment claims have remained at historically low levels in recent years, despite efforts by the U.S. Federal Reserve to cool the economy.