The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment benefits continued to go down for five weeks in a row, but remained well above the pre-shutdown level, the Labor Department reported Thursday. In the week ending Nov. 9, the advance figure of seasonally adjusted initial claims for jobless benefits inched down by 2,000 to 339,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 341,000. Before the 16-day partial federal government shutdown starting Oct. 1, the weekly applications for unemployment aid were slightly more than 300,000. Meanwhile, the four-week moving average, which helps smooth out week-to-week volatility, dropped by 5,750 to 344,000. The U.S. unemployment rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point to 7.3 percent in October and the economy added 204,000 jobs in the month despite the partial government shutdown, according to the Labor Department.
GMT 12:09 2018 Monday ,26 November
Black Friday less wild as more Americans turn to online dealsGMT 15:07 2018 Sunday ,18 November
Refugee host countries discuss UNRWA's financial crisisGMT 17:22 2018 Wednesday ,31 October
Russia climbed to 31st place in Doing Business-2019 ratingGMT 16:53 2018 Wednesday ,17 October
"Putin" We need for collective restoration of Syria's economyGMT 14:02 2018 Friday ,12 October
Govt to announce incentives package for Overseas PakistanisGMT 18:26 2018 Saturday ,06 October
Dubai attracts Dh17.7 billion in foreign direct investmentGMT 09:02 2018 Friday ,21 September
Economy of Georgia demonstrates "strong signs of recovery"GMT 09:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
German investor confidence surges in JanuaryMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor