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U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 207,000 last week, down 5,000 claims from 212,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Rhode Island saw the largest percentage increase in weekly ...
U.S. unemployment claims remained the same at 208,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. New Hampshire saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 103.7%.
U.S. unemployment claims remained the same at 208,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. New Hampshire saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 103.7%.
t. e. Unemployment insurance in the United States, colloquially referred to as unemployment benefits, refers to social insurance programs which replace a portion of wages for individuals during unemployment. The first unemployment insurance program in the U.S. was created in Wisconsin in 1932, and the federal Social Security Act of 1935 created ...
e. Rhode Island is the 17th-wealthiest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $21,688 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $31,916 (2003). Its median household income is $42,090 (2000), ranked seventeenth in the country, and its median family income is $52,781 (2000), the seventeenth-highest in the country.
Jobless claims. Initial jobless claims are a data point issued by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of its weekly Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report. Initial jobless claims refer to claims for unemployment benefits filed by unemployed individuals with state unemployment agencies. Initial claims should not be confused with the number ...
In an encouraging sign, for the week ending March 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims was 214,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised ...
The steady employment gains in recent months suggest a rough answer. The unemployment rate has been 7.9 percent, 7.8 percent and 7.8 percent for the past three months, while the labor force participation rate has been 63.8 percent, 63.6 percent and 63.6 percent. Meanwhile, job gains have averaged 151,000.