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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023
US weekly jobless claims lowest in more than 52 years

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Reuters
09 December, 2021, 08:25 pm
Last modified: 09 December, 2021, 08:28 pm

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US weekly jobless claims lowest in more than 52 years

Reuters
09 December, 2021, 08:25 pm
Last modified: 09 December, 2021, 08:28 pm
People line up outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, US June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
People line up outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, US June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in more than 52 years last week as labor market conditions continued to tighten amid an acute shortage of workers.

The plunge reported by the Labor Department in its weekly unemployment claims report on Thursday was probably exaggerated by difficulties adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations around this time of the year. The report followed on the heels of news last week that the unemployment rate fell to a 21-month low of 4.2% in November.

"The labor market continues to tighten on almost every metric and in almost every report that pertains to jobs," said Conrad DeQuadros, senior economic advisor at Brean Capital in New York.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits tumbled 43,000 to a seasonally adjusted 184,000 for the week ended 4 December, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 applications for the latest week.

Claims have declined from a record high of 6.149 million in early April of 2020. Applications typically increase as the weather gets colder, but economists say this seasonal pattern is unlikely to hold because of a tightening labor market.

Unadjusted claims increased 63,680 to 280,665 last week amid sharp increases in filings in California, New York and Michigan.

"Volatility due to seasonal patterns will make jobless claims data hard to interpret over the coming weeks," said Veronica Clark, an economist at Citigroup in New York.

There were 11 million unfilled jobs at the end of October, leaving employers reluctant to let workers go. 

Nevertheless, the claims data is consistent with other reports on consumer spending, manufacturing and services industries activity that have suggested the economy was regaining steam in the fourth quarter after a lull in the July-September period.

But the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 poses a risk to the economic outlook. While little is known about the impact of the new variant, some slowdown in hiring and demand for services is likely, based on the experience with the Delta variant, which was responsible for the slowest economic growth pace in more than a year last quarter.

The government reported last week that nonfarm payrolls increased by 210,000 jobs, the fewest since last December. 

The claims report showed continuing claims increased 38,000 to 1.992 million in the week ended 27 November. There were 1.948 million people receiving benefits under all programs in the week ended 20 November.

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