5/9/2024
Jobs Market Losing Steam? Spike in US Jobless Claims Rattles Investors
The long-standing workers’ job market may finally be letting off some steam, if the latest U.S. jobless claims numbers are any indication. Last week’s substantial jump in Americans filing for unemployment benefits – the largest increase in nearly four months – has investors and economists reassessing the trajectory of the labor market’s exceptional tightness.
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