U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years.
Jobless claims remain in post-COVID trench, falling unexpectedly in early August
BY MATT OTT AND ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 14, 2025
Washington DC leads America in unemployment rate for 3rd straight month
BY FATIMA HUSSEIN AND ASSOCIATED PRESS
Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug. 9 fell by 3,000 to 224,000, the Labor Department reported…
...reinforcing the more hawkish 'labor market is resilient' framework introduced last week.
...but remain in the middle of the range of the last four years...
...but remain well off cycle highs.
New unemployment claims climbed by 11,000 for the week ending Aug. 16 over the week before bringing the number of new claims to…
Unemployment claims dropped by 14,000 last week compared to the week prior for a seasonally adjusted total of 218,000 claims.
