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Fewer Americans are filing new applications for jobless benefits
December 26, 2025
|Gulf Today
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, consistent with a low level of layoffs, but the unemployment rate likely remained high in December amid sluggish hiring.
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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped for a second straight week, declining by 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 214,000 for the week ended December 20, the labour Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 224,000 claims for the latest week. The labour Department published the report a day early because of the Christmas Day holiday. Part of the surprise decline in applications could reflect challenges adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations around the year-end holiday season.
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