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Jobless claims drop 9,000 to 221,000, remain near 45-year low
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<blockquote data-quote="SlugSlinger" data-source="post: 3081089" data-attributes="member: 7248"><p><span style="font-size: 22px">Thank you President Trump!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">[ATTACH=full]113805[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Jobless claims drop 9,000 to 221,000, remain near 45-year low</strong></span></p><p>By <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/topics/journalists/jeffry-bartash" target="_blank">Jeffry Bartash</a></p><p>Published: Feb 8, 2018 8:45 a.m. ET</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Average layoffs in each week of January lowest since 1973</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p></p><p><img src="https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2017/11/27/Photos/MG/MW-FZ047_hiring_20171127134838_MG.jpg?uuid=94694610-d3a3-11e7-a98c-9c8e992d421e" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Images</p><p>U.S. jobless claims - the rate of layoffs - are at the lowest level in 45 years.</p><p><strong>The numbers:</strong> Initial U.S. jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 221,000 in the seven days ended Feb 3. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch forecast a 235,000 reading.</p><p></p><p>The more stable monthly average of claims declined by 10,000 to 224,500, <a href="https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf" target="_blank">the government said Thursday</a>. That’s the lowest level since March 1973.</p><p></p><p>The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, dropped by 33,000 to 1.92 million.</p><p></p><p><strong>What happened:</strong> Missouri, California and New York saw big declines in unadjusted jobless claims, but in most states there was little change.</p><p></p><p>U.S. jobless claims have now been under the key 300,000 threshold that signals a vibrant labor market for 153 straight weeks. And there is no evidence at all that claims are about to head higher.</p><p></p><p><strong>Big picture:</strong> The <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-adds-200000-jobs-worker-pay-rises-at-fastest-pace-since-2009-2018-02-02" target="_blank">U.S. economy added a healthy 200,000 new jobs in January </a>and the unemployment remained at a 17-year low of 4.1%, reflecting the best labor market in almost two decades.</p><p></p><p><strong>Read:</strong> <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-trump-is-right-the-stock-selloff-is-a-big-mistake-it-will-be-because-hes-wrong-about-the-economy-2018-02-07" target="_blank">Trump complains stock selloff is a ‘big mistake’ because of great economic news</a></p><p></p><p>Even better, the long-awaited uptick in worker wages might be in the offing. The yearly increase in hourly pay rose to a nine-year high of 2.9%, though it may have been exaggerated by temporary factors.</p><p></p><p><strong>Opinion:</strong> <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-why-the-stock-market-is-wrong-to-fear-rising-wages-2018-02-07" target="_blank">This is why the stock market is wrong to fear rising wages</a></p><p></p><p>Still, a number of wage trackers <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-companies-pay-workers-matches-nearly-3-year-high-in-2017-eci-shows-2018-01-31" target="_blank">suggest worker pay is creeping higher </a>because an a tight labor market that is forcing companies to compete harder for employees.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlugSlinger, post: 3081089, member: 7248"] [SIZE=6]Thank you President Trump! [ATTACH=full]113805[/ATTACH] [B][/B] [B]Jobless claims drop 9,000 to 221,000, remain near 45-year low[/B][/SIZE] By [URL='http://www.marketwatch.com/topics/journalists/jeffry-bartash']Jeffry Bartash[/URL] Published: Feb 8, 2018 8:45 a.m. ET [SIZE=5][B]Average layoffs in each week of January lowest since 1973[/B] [/SIZE] [IMG]https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2017/11/27/Photos/MG/MW-FZ047_hiring_20171127134838_MG.jpg?uuid=94694610-d3a3-11e7-a98c-9c8e992d421e[/IMG]Getty Images U.S. jobless claims - the rate of layoffs - are at the lowest level in 45 years. [B]The numbers:[/B] Initial U.S. jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 221,000 in the seven days ended Feb 3. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch forecast a 235,000 reading. The more stable monthly average of claims declined by 10,000 to 224,500, [URL='https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf']the government said Thursday[/URL]. That’s the lowest level since March 1973. The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, dropped by 33,000 to 1.92 million. [B]What happened:[/B] Missouri, California and New York saw big declines in unadjusted jobless claims, but in most states there was little change. U.S. jobless claims have now been under the key 300,000 threshold that signals a vibrant labor market for 153 straight weeks. And there is no evidence at all that claims are about to head higher. [B]Big picture:[/B] The [URL='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-adds-200000-jobs-worker-pay-rises-at-fastest-pace-since-2009-2018-02-02']U.S. economy added a healthy 200,000 new jobs in January [/URL]and the unemployment remained at a 17-year low of 4.1%, reflecting the best labor market in almost two decades. [B]Read:[/B] [URL='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-trump-is-right-the-stock-selloff-is-a-big-mistake-it-will-be-because-hes-wrong-about-the-economy-2018-02-07']Trump complains stock selloff is a ‘big mistake’ because of great economic news[/URL] Even better, the long-awaited uptick in worker wages might be in the offing. The yearly increase in hourly pay rose to a nine-year high of 2.9%, though it may have been exaggerated by temporary factors. [B]Opinion:[/B] [URL='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-why-the-stock-market-is-wrong-to-fear-rising-wages-2018-02-07']This is why the stock market is wrong to fear rising wages[/URL] Still, a number of wage trackers [URL='https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-companies-pay-workers-matches-nearly-3-year-high-in-2017-eci-shows-2018-01-31']suggest worker pay is creeping higher [/URL]because an a tight labor market that is forcing companies to compete harder for employees. [/QUOTE]
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