Weekly jobless claims rose to 221,000 last week, from an upwardly revised 218,000. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected 220,000. The Fed is expected to cut rates by 25 basis point ...
Joblessclaims for the week ending Oct. 19 fell when economists didn’t expect much of a change. Weekly claims of 227,000 declined by 15,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to ...
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...