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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 [...]

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 [...]

Payrolls in 27 states show May decreases

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Troubling statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday revealed that payrolls decreased in 27 states during May. California showed the largest decrease in jobs with a drop of 29,200 followed by New York that shed 24,700 jobs, Pennsylvania with [...]

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 [...]

Initial jobless claims jump by 35,000 to 445,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Some 445,000 newly unemployed Americans filed first-time claims for jobless benefits during the week ending Jan. 18, which was an increase of 35,000 over the 410,000 people who filed initial claims the week before, according to the weekly report by the U.S. Department [...]

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