( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 229-thousand, 250.” The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: to 229-thousand, 250] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Overall, 1.68 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that […]
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US applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months
( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 229-thousand, 250.”
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Overall, 1.68 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended August 26, about 40,000 fewer than the previous week.
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VERBATIM: It’s another sign that the labor market remains largely unaffected by higher interest rates. The Labor Department reports U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 13,000 to 216,000 for the week ending September second. The four-week moving average of claims fell by 8,500 to 229,250.