Weekly Jobless Claims Report | U.S. Department of Labor | 5 April 2018 |
Economic Calendar
Category: USA Labor and Job Numbers
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| Date | 5 Apr 2018 8:00am EDT over 6 years ago |
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The Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims report that comes out weekly tracks how many new people have filed for unemployment benefits in the previous week. It is a good gauge of the U.S. job market.
Typical stories:
- Jobless Claims Surprise Analysts, Exceed Expectations
- Labor Market Doing Better than Expected
- Labor Market Tightens Further, Jobless Claims Rise
- Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest in X Months/Years
- Unemployment Rolls Hit 2017 High at XXX
- Lower-than-Expected Jobless Claims Data Boosts Greenback