Sentences with phrase «jobless claims dropped»

The Labor Department said Thursday that first - time jobless claims dropped by 15,000 to 358,000 last week, although week - to - week changes can be volatile.

Weekly jobless claims dropped 42,000 to 338,000, according to today's report, a dip that beat economist predictions and also marked the biggest weekly drop in more than a year.

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After last week's sharp drop in initial jobless claims to 209k, the lowest since 1969, they stayed pretty low this past week.

Delving into details, continuing claims for the week ended 21 April dropped to 1.76 million from 1.83 million, and the insured jobless rate dropped one tenth, to 1.2 percent.

The continuing drop in jobless claims — considered a signal of future economic trends — shows that the problem with today's job market isn't layoffs but rather the modest and unsteady hiring at companies.

He cited improvements in consumer spending and a drop in jobless benefit claims as signs of recovery.