( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 234-thousand, 250.” Applications for jobless claims fell again last week and remain at healthy levels despite high interest rates and elevated inflation. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 19s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: to 234-thousand, 250] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Overall, 1.72 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the […]
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U.S. jobless claims applications fall as labor market continues to show resiliency
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 234-thousand, 250.”
Applications for jobless claims fell again last week and remain at healthy levels despite high interest rates and elevated inflation.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Overall, 1.72 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended August 5.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department says applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 11,000 to 239,000 for the week ending August 12th. That’s down from 250,000 the previous week. The four-week moving average of claims rose by 2,750 to 234,250.