US weekly jobless claims edge lower to 840,000 as labor-market recovery trudges along

  • Date: 08-Oct-2020
  • Source: Business Insider
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US weekly jobless claims edge lower to 840,000 as labor-market recovery trudges along

New US jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 840,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The reading landed above the consensus economist estimate of 820,000 but marked a slight decline from the previous week's revised figure.

Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 11 million for the week that ended September 26. That was also lower than economist expectations.

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The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits edged lower last week in a modestly encouraging sign for the labor market's prolonged recovery.

New US weekly jobless claims totaled an unadjusted 840,000 for the week that ended Saturday, the Labor Department announced Thursday. That reading came in above the median economist estimate of 820,000 compiled by Bloomberg, but reflects a slight decrease