Jobless claims unexpectedly fall to 232,000, lowest since June
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped to a two-month low last week, a sign that employers are continuing to hold on to workers in a historically tight labor market.
Figures released Thursday by the Labor Department show that applications for the week ended August 27 fell to 232,000 from the downwardly revised 237,000 recorded a week earlier. That is still above the 2019 pre-pandemic average of 218,000 claims.
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