US Initial Jobless Claims Fall By 2,000
Date
3/23/2024 3:10:06 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims
fell by 2,000 last week to 210,000, Azernews reports.
The figure came in lower than market estimates of 212,000.
The previous week's reading was revised up by 3,000 from 209,000
to 212,000.
The four-week moving average was 211,250, an increase of 2,500
from the previous week's revised average.
The US Economy added 275,000 jobs in February, while the
unemployment rate rose to 3.9% from 3.7% in January.
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