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Even More Winning: Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall to Lowest in Nearly Half a Century

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Even More Winning: Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall to

Lowest in Nearly Half a Century

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The Associated Press
20 Sep 2018

Jobless claims unexpectedly fell again last week to the lowest level since November of 1969.

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits came in at 201,000, down from 204,000 in the previous week. Economists had predicted a rise to 210,000.


Jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs and have been closely watched for signs that trade disputes and escalating tariffs could be costing Americans jobs. Record lows indicate that what many have described as a “trade war” is weighing far less on the U.S. economy than predicted by critics of the Trump administration.

Weekly jobless claims can be volatile so economists often look to the four-week moving average of initial claims.

This declined by 2,250 to 205,750,

the lowest level since December 1969.


https://www.breitbart.com/economics...edly-fall-to-lowest-in-nearly-half-a-century/
 
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