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Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 214,000 for the week ended March 12, better than the Dow Jones estimate for 220,000

Initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 215,000, the lowest total since the beginning of the year.

Weekly jobless claims came in slightly less than expected last week and economic growth to end 2021 was slightly better than originally reported.

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low levels, reflecting relatively few layoffs across the economy.

Initial filings for unemployment claims totaled a bit fewer than expected last week as companies looked to overcome the impact of the omicron spread.

Gross domestic product accelerated at a 6.9% annualized pace in the fourth quarter, well ahead of the 5.5% estimate.

Initial filings totaled 286,000, well above the estimate of 225,000 and a substantial gain from the previous week’s 231,000.

Jobless claims totaled 207,000 for the week ended Jan. 1, higher than the 195,000 estimate and 7,000 more than the previous week.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence that the job market remains strong in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus recession

Jobless claims for the week ended Dec. 25 totaled 198,000, less than the 205,000 Dow Jones forecast and a dip of 8,000 from the previous period.

Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 206,000, above the 195,000 Dow Jones estimate and a gain of 18,000 from the previous week.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession

Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 184,000 for the week ended Dec. 4, the lowest going back to Sept. 6, 1969.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance were expected to total 240,000 for the week ended Nov. 27, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession

Initial jobless claims totaled 199,000 last week, the lowest since 1969, easily beating Dow Jones estimates for 260,000.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance were expected to total 260,000 for the week ended Nov. 13.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits were expected to total 275,000 for the week ended Oct. 30.

The U.S. economy grew at a 2% rate in the third quarter, its slowest gain of the pandemic-era recovery.