Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low
Source: ABC News/AP
May 2, 2024, 8:45 AM
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency in the face of high interest rates and elevated inflation.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 27 was 208,000, the same as the previous week. That’s the fewest since mid-February.
The four-week average of claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, fell by 3,500 to 210,000.
Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week and a sign of where the job market is headed. They have remained at historically low levels since the pandemic purge of millions of jobs in the spring of 2020.
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
Initial claims were 208,000 for the week ending 4/27, unchanged from the previous week's revised level.
Insured unemployment was 1,774,000 for the week ending 4/20, unchanged from the previous week's revised level.
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8:31 AM · May 2, 2024
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