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Report showed toUS Department of Labortoday, Thursday, that new claims to get unemployment benefits Government requests decreased by 2000 to 243 thousand applications, compared to 245 thousand applications last week, and at a pace greater than expectations that suggested that applications would register 250 thousand applications.
Claims have remained close to the 250,000 mark, since hitting an eight-month high of 261,000 in mid-July.
retreat Unemployment rate in United State To its lowest level before the pandemic of 3.5 percent in July, from 3.6 percent in June.
There were 10.7 million jobs at the end of June, with 1.8 jobs available for every unemployed person.
was US economy It contracted by 0.6 percent in the second quarter of the year at the second reading, a slower pace than the first reading of 0.9 percent.
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Report showed toUS Department of Labortoday, Thursday, that new claims to get unemployment benefits Government requests decreased by 2000 to 243 thousand applications, compared to 245 thousand applications last week, and at a pace greater than expectations that suggested that applications would register 250 thousand applications.
Claims have remained close to the 250,000 mark, since hitting an eight-month high of 261,000 in mid-July.
retreat Unemployment rate in United State To its lowest level before the pandemic of 3.5 percent in July, from 3.6 percent in June.
There were 10.7 million jobs at the end of June, with 1.8 jobs available for every unemployed person.
was US economy It contracted by 0.6 percent in the second quarter of the year at the second reading, a slower pace than the first reading of 0.9 percent.