Sentences with phrase «us jobless claims»

The level of new jobless claims is «quite crucial, I think, to how the economy is going to perform going forward,» said Desjardins.

There has been a fairly sustained increase in job creation over at least the last five months, Desjardins said, and the level of initial jobless claims has been decreasing.

On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department announced that the number of new jobless claims had hit its lowest mark in five and a half years, down 19,000 to 326,000.

Employment related indicators were neutral to positive: The Department of Labor reported that Initial jobless claims declined 6000 from last week's unrevised 369,000.

Meanwhile, weekly jobless claims totaled 209,000 last week, below a forecast of 230,000.

Jobless claims and same store sales were mildly positive.

Leading up to Friday's data release, jobless claims came in at 240,000, just below the expected 242,000.

Weekly jobless claims totaled 225,000, well below an estimate of 239,000.

And, on Thursday, the Labor Department will release the number of weekly jobless claims for the past week.

And recessions are often presaged by certain signals: rising jobless claims; falling home sales; an inverted yield curve; wage pressures that impact corporate margins; exogenous shocks, including oil spikes; or destabilizing valuations in key asset classes.

In economic news, weekly jobless claims totaled 242,000, more than the expected 225,000.

A 14 - year low on jobless claims reinforced expectations that slack in the labor market was being reduced.

The Department of Labor reported that Initial jobless claims at 367,000 increased 8,000 from the prior week's unrevised figure.

Following Thursday's unexpected bump in weekly jobless claims, today brings reports on consumer sentiment as well as industrial output.

CNBC's Rick Santelli reports the latest read on productivity, initial jobless claims and trade balance.

0900 Euro zone Producer prices Mar 1230 U.S. International trade Mar 1230 U.S. Weekly jobless claims 1400 U.S. Factory orders Mar 1400 U.S. ISM non-manufacturing PMI Apr

Ahead of us today, we get Challenger Job Cuts at 7:30, ahead of the ADP Employment Change at 8:15 and Weekly Jobless Claims at 8:30.

U.S. jobless claims rose a seasonally adjusted 2,000 to 211,000 in the week ended April 28, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Next week, U.S. Initial Jobless Claims will be closely watched as the economy has had some mixed signals on how robust the economy really is and how this might impact the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates.

Mon Apr 30: Personal Income 8:30 AM ET; Pending Home Sales 10:00 AM ET Tue May 1: ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET; Construction Spending 10:00 AM ET Wed May 2: ADP Employment Report 8:15 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status 10:30 AM ET Thu May 3: International Trade 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET Fri May 4: Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to this afternoon's FOMC Meeting Statement followed by reports tomorrow on UK PMI, Eurozone PPI, CPI, US Challenger Job Cuts, Productivity, Unit Labor Costs, Jobless Claims, Trade Balance, Markit Services PMI, ISM Services, Durable Goods and Factory Orders for near term direction.

The market is expected to see the weekly initial jobless claims data and the trade balance in the US with focus on Friday's non-farm payroll report.

Jobless claims rose 13k to 248k.

On the calendar for Thursday, existing home sales are expected at 10 a.m. EDT and weekly jobless claims are at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Unemployment is down, with initial jobless claims falling to the lowest level in four years.

Jobless claims ticked up, albeit only barely, from 261k to 263k.

Blow - away Philly Fed data at a 1993 level, slightly stronger consumer inflation data, a surprise jump in home sales and still sub - 300,000 weekly jobless claims.

It's one reason jobless claims overstate the overall health of the economy compared to the past.

Jobless claims fell by 4k w / o / w, down from 230k to 226k.

Jobless claims, which are a weekly guide to employment, declined for the week ending August 30, by 9K down to 322K which is the lowest print of 2013.

Also scheduled for Thursday are the European Central Bank's meeting, weekly jobless claims and former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Next, U.S weekly Jobless Claims were the highest since January 11th and the Trade Deficit expanded more than expected.

US w / e Initial Jobless Claims, 211k, 225k forecast, 209k...

Jobless claims fell to 239k, the 4 - week average is at 245.25 k. 3.

On the data front, initial jobless claims increased to 211,000 in the prior week, but remain near the lowest level since 1973.

Initial jobless claims added 2,000 to 211,000 in the prior week, below consensus estimates of 225,000.

The economics calendar will be busy Thursday, with the weekly report on initial jobless claims, as well as readings on worker productivity and the trade balance are all due at 8:30 AM ET (1230GMT).

March jobless claims rose 38,769, or 0.82 %, from February, while they increased 9.63 % over the same period a year earlier.

Initial jobless claims fell to 268,000 in the week ended March 28 from the previous week's revised level of 288,000 (was 282,000).

Jobless claims.

Jobless claims: Weekly unemployment claims will be released Thursday.

For example, weekly initial jobless claims are currently running at around the 345,000 level, which in the past has been consistent with monthly employment gains of around 150,000; the manufacturing ISM employment index is at a 20 - year high; and growth in temporary - help services employment (which tends to lead overall employment) has picked up.

Jobless claims decreased by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 233,000 in the most recent week.

The numbers: One week after falling to the lowest level since 1969, initial U.S. jobless claims rebounded but only slightly.

Furthermore, initial jobless claims continue to trend lower.

A fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims to a near six - year low reinforced views that the economy is...

On today's agenda, the Labor Department has revealed initial jobless claims rose by 7,000 to 230,000 in the week ended 10 February.

We have yet to see this play out — jobs growth has been steady for 72 straight months, jobless claims have been falling and confidence in the labor market is at a nine - year high — but the divergence between profits and employment is something to keep an eye on.

Initial jobless claims totaled 233k, 2k less than expected and the prior week was revised down by 4k to 216k.

Jobless claims, industrial production and manufacturing numbers will attract the market's attention, although no doubt to a lesser extent than yesterday's closely watched releases,» he said in a note.