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Initial jobless claims stuck above 400,000 mark

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – New jobless claims remained above the 400,000 mark for the week ending Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. However, the 404,000 initial unemployment compensation claims filed for the week was slightly down, representing a drop of 1,000 claims from the [...]

First time jobless claims drop to 423,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Fewer Americans filed initial jobless claims during the week ending Sept. 17, but their numbers still stayed above the crucial 400,000 mark, according to the United States Labor Department. DOL officials say the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 423,000, a [...]

U.S. markets weakened by Jobs, Bernanke and rising jobless claims

Jupiter Kalambakal – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO, speculation on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s upcoming economic stimulus plan and rising claims for jobless benefits has weakened the United States stock market during Thursday morning’s trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 54 [...]

Initial jobless claims again rise above 400,000 mark

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First time jobless claims climbed back above the 400,000 mark during the week ending Aug. 13, indicating a continued weakness in the economy and dimmer prospects for a recovery in the nation’s jobs sector. Initial claims rose by 9,000 to 408,000 people filing [...]

Initial jobless claims drop slightly to just below key 400,000 level

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims dropped unexpectedly to 395,000 for the week ending Aug. 6, which put the number of claims just under the key 400,000 level for the first time since April. There were 7,000 fewer first time claims for unemployment compensation insurance benefits [...]

First time jobless claims edge below 400,000 mark

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First time claims for jobless benefits for the week ending July 23 crept down slightly to 398,000, which was just below the critical 400,000 mark for the first time since April. That number was down by 24,000 from the prior week’s figure of [...]

First time jobless claims down slightly to 405,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims dropped slightly to 405,000 for the week ending July 9, but still stubbornly remained above the 400,000 mark signaling that the US still has not entered a jobs sector recovery. According to the US department of Labor, the number of [...]

Initial jobless claims stuck above 400,000 for 11th week

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims remained above the 400,000 mark for the 11th consecutive week and moved up slightly by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 429,000 for the week ending June 18. It was another sign that the jobs sector has not begun a recovery [...]

Jobless claims stay above 400,000 mark for ninth consecutive week

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – New unemployment claims remain stubbornly high at 427,000 for the week ending June 4, which were 1,000 more than the previous week. Economists generally agree that initial claims for unemployment compensation insurance must drop below the 400,000 mark weekly and stay there before [...]

Unemployment claims decrease to 409,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims declined by 29,000 to 409,000 for the week ending May 14 compared to the previous week’s tally of 438,000 claims. That is still above the 400,000 mark. Analysts say first time unemployment compensation insurcance claims must drop below 400,000 and [...]

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