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Bookmark or Share- Labor force characteristics by race and ethnicity, 2023In 2023, the overall unemployment rate (jobless rate) for the United States was 3.6 percent; however, the rate varied across race and ethnicity groups. Among the race groups, jobless rates were higher than the national rate for people who are American Indian and Alaska Native (6.6 percent), Black or African American (5.5 percent), and people ...
- US applications for jobless benefits fall to 213,000, remaining near 7 ...During the first four months of 2024, applications for jobless benefits averaged just 213,000 a week before rising in May. They hit 250,000 in late July, supporting the notion that high interest rates were finally cooling a red-hot U.S. job market.
- Americans are finding it harder to get a new job | CNN BusinessThe number of Americans receiving jobless benefits for multiple weeks climbed to its highest level since November 2021, according to a Department of Labor report released Thursday.
- Weekly jobless claims rise to highest level since AugustFirst-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to 231,000, the highest level since August, in another sign that the white-hot labor market is starting to cool off. Thursday’s data...
- US applications for unemployment benefits come back down after last ...Jobless claim applications declined by 22,000 to 220,000 for the week of Dec. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 229,000 analysts were forecasting. Continuing claims, the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits, fell by 5,000 to 1.87 million for the week of Dec. 7. That was also fewer than analysts ...
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