Jobless claims fall as labor market remains tight

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Mount Prospect, Illinois, March 19. Jobless claims remained below the 200,000 threshold for the ninth...

March 24, 2023
2:48 AM

A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Mount Prospect, Illinois, March 19. Jobless claims remained below the 200,000 threshold for the ninth straight week. (AP Photo: Nam Y. Huh) The labor market continues to defy Federal Reserve attempts to cool hiring, with U.S. applications for unemployment benefits down again last week and remaining at historically low levels. 4:00 pm Thu, March 23, 2023 The Associated Press

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