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Jobless Claims Fell By 23,000 Last Week; Durable Goods Orders Rose
October 25, 2012 The number of first-time claims remains stuck in a range between 350,000 and 400,000, though. Meanwhile, a surge in aircraft orders boosted demand for products designed to last three or more years.
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Jobless Claims Drop To Lowest Level In More Than Four Years
October 11, 2012 The four-week moving average also dropped significantly to 364,000, beating economists expectations.
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Jobless Claims Saw Little Change Last Week; Four-Week Average Is Up
August 30, 2012 The numbers mean that the economic recovery continues to be sluggish.
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Jobless Claims Dipped Last Week; Still In Range They've Been In All Year
August 9, 2012 They've been another indicator of modest, at best, improvement in the labor market.
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Jobless Claims Dip Only Slightly; First-Quarter GDP Estimate Unchanged
June 28, 2012 Neither of today's economic reports change the picture. They add to evidence of sluggish growth.
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Jobless Claims Dip; Orders For Durable Goods Are Soft
May 24, 2012 The good news: The data suggest some job growth. The bad news: Business investment in equipment looks weak.
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Jobless Claims Held Steady Last Week; Back To 4-Year Low
May 17, 2012 There were 370,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance filed last week, the same number as during the week before. That could be a sign the labor market is stabilizing.
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Jobless Claims Dropped By 27,000 Last Week
May 3, 2012 The decline was more than economists expected and could ease fears about a stalling labor market. Friday, we'll hear about the April unemployment rate.
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Jobless Claims Stay Around Four-Year Low
April 5, 2012 There were 357,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 6,000 from the week before.
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Jobless Claims Dipped Again Last Week
March 29, 2012 The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits remains at a four-year low.
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Jobless Claims Fell By 14,000 Last Week
March 15, 2012 At 351,000, they remain near a four-year low. The day's other economic news: wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent in February.
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Jobless Claims Ticked Down Again, Consumer Spending Edged Up
March 1, 2012 There were 2,000 fewer first-time claims for unemployment last week than in the week before. Meanwhile, consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in January from December.
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Jobless Claims Stay At Four-Year Low
February 23, 2012 Economists thought there might have been a slight increase. Instead, it's another sign of a healthier labor market.
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Jobless Claims Fell By 12,000 Last Week
February 2, 2012 First-time applications for unemployment insurance are running at the lowest pace since mid-2008. On Friday, the government will report on the January unemployment rate.
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Jobless Claims Rise By 15,000
December 29, 2011 There were 381,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance, the Employment and Training Administration says. It's the first increase in four weeks.