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Thu Feb 15, 2024, 12:52 PM Feb 2024

Jobless claims fall to one-month low of 212,000. Layoffs still small.

Economic Report
Jobless claims fall to one-month low of 212,000. Layoffs still small.

Last Updated: Feb. 15, 2024 at 9:20 a.m. ET
First Published: Feb. 15, 2024 at 8:32 a.m. ET
By Jeffry Bartash

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early February fell to a one-month low of 212,000, indicating layoffs remain low nationwide despite big job cuts at some large businesses such as UPS.

Initial jobless claims slid by 8,000 from 220,000 in the prior week, the government said Thursday.

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