U.S. jobless claims held near multi-decade lows last week as companies worked to keep employees on their payrolls amid ongoing labor shortages.
The Labor Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg:
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Initial jobless claims, week ended April 9: 185,000 vs. 170,000 expected and a revised 167,000 during prior week
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Continuing claims, week ended April 2: 1.475…
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