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Initial Jobless Claims Fall Again, to 420,000
by Joseph Lazzaro on Dec.16, 2010, under Towing
The slowly improving tone to the U.S. job market continued with last week’s numbers for new unemployment claims. The less volatile four-week moving average also dropped again, to 422,750. That’s its lowest level since August 2008.
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Initial Jobless Claims Fall Again, to 420,000 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:00:00.
Initial Jobless Claims Resume Their Downtrend
by Joseph Lazzaro on Dec.09, 2010, under Towing
The latest jobless claims show how volatile the weekly data can be. The previous week’s seasonally adjusted increase of 28,000 was followed by the latest week’s drop of 17,000 to 421,000, much better than expected. Continuing claims also tumbled.
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Initial Jobless Claims Resume Their Downtrend originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:30:00.
New Jobless Claims Suffer a Thanksgiving Setback
by Joseph Lazzaro on Dec.02, 2010, under Towing
Initial jobless claims rose 26,000 to 436,000 in the latest week, but Labor Department officials caution that the report contains a seasonal adjustment associated with the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The more-telling four week average fell again, to 431,000.
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New Jobless Claims Suffer a Thanksgiving Setback originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:45:00.
Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Plunge Toward Key 400,000 Level
by Joseph Lazzaro on Nov.24, 2010, under Towing
Initial jobless claims dropped by 34,000 to 407,000, much lower than expected. The numbers suggest that the labor market is slowly improving, and nearing the point of reversing the negative trend driven by the deep recession.
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Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Plunge Toward Key 400,000 Level originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:22:00.
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Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Up, but Continuing Claims Fall
by Joseph Lazzaro on Nov.18, 2010, under Towing
The latest weekly initial claims report showed a small increase, some 2,000 higher to 439,000. The more-telling four-week moving average dropped by 4,000 to 443,000, and continuing claims fell another 48,000 to 4.3 million.
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Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Up, but Continuing Claims Fall originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:29:00.
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