Slight Relief in the Labor Market: Unemployment Claims Drop to 215,000
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Unemployment claims in the United States decreased slightly last week, while layoffs remain at historically healthy levels. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 27 fell by 1,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. This figure is lower than the 225,000 new claims predicted by analysts surveyed by data firm FactSet. Weekly unemployment claims are considered indicative of layoffs in the U.S. and serve as a near real-time indicator of labor market health. The government also released its more comprehensive employment report for June on Thursday, one day earlier than usual due to the July 4 holiday.
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