U.S. applications for jobless aid fell to 233,000 last week as layoffs remain low

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits past week arsenic layoffs successful the U.S. stay debased contempt uncertainty astir however tariffs volition interaction the economy.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending June 28 fell by 4,000 to 233,000, little than the 241,000 that analysts forecast.

The four-week mean of claims, which evens retired immoderate of the play volatility, fell by 3,750 to 241,500.

Applications for unemployment assistance are considered a proxy for layoffs.

The full fig of Americans collecting unemployment benefits the week of June 21 held dependable astatine 1.97 million.

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