( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 244-thousand, 250.” Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: to 244-thousand, 250] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The weekly claims numbers are broadly as representative of the number of U.S. layoffs. Overall, 1.8 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the […]
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits, labor market still strong
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 244-thousand, 250.”
Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The weekly claims numbers are broadly as representative of the number of U.S. layoffs. Overall, 1.8 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended April 29.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims for the week ending May 6 fell by 22,000 to 242,000 from 264,000 the week before. The drop comes following a spike the previous week that some saw as a sign that higher interest rates were finally hobbling the labor market. The four-week moving average of claims ticked down by 1,000 to 244,250.