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Initial unemployment claims rise by 21,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 21 rose by 21,000 to 377,000, compared with the previous week’s revised figure of 356,000, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The less volatile four-week moving average was 377,500, a drop of 2,500 from the [...]

First time unemployment claims drop to 352,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial unemployment claims dropped to 352,000 during the week ending Jan. 14, their lowest level in nearly four years. First time claims for jobless benefits dropped by 50,000 from the previous week’s revised tally of 402,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. [...]

Initial jobless claims fall to lowest level since May 2008

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial filings for jobless benefits during the week ending Dec. 10 fell by 19,000 to 366,000 claims, the lowest level since May 31, 2008, according to the Labor Department. That was welcome news, although it is not sufficient to affect the official unemployment [...]

Unemployment claims rise again

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First-time jobless claims rose back up but remained below the critical 400,000 mark during the week ending Nov. 19. Initial claims for unemployment benefits had dipped to a 7-month low during the previous week. Some 393,000 claims were filed by newly jobless Americans, [...]

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 [...]

Economists: U.S. has no way to avoid double dip recession

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The U.S. economy is “tipping into a new recession,” the esteemed Economic Cycle Research Institute says. Moreover, there is absolutely nothing that policy makers can do to stop it. In a statement on its website, ECRI stated that it warned its clients last [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Obama makes history with first Tweet Town Hall

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – History was made Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House as the 44th President of the United States sent his first presidential tweet with a question about the deficit, saying, “What costs would you cut and what investments would you [...]

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