... by 190,000 to 5.423 million. Those claims run out after 26 weeks. After that,  people are moved ... (part of the Stimulus Package), so the continuing claims number does not tell the whole story. Combining the two largest of the Federal programs, ... worse. Things are moving in the right direction, according to the initial jobless claims data. This is the best news we have seen on the employment front ...

... 500,000 new layoffs a week) causes me to believe that we only need about one more month of claims at this level of 20% or more off peak to be consistent with net employment ... ?" with the new data. From Bonddad: From Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims are clearly on the decline, down 20,000 in the Oct. ... expiration of benefits. Continuing claims, in data for the Oct. 24 week, fell 68,000 to ...

... claims report: Associated Press Headline And Lead: "New jobless claims drop to 512K, lowest since Jan.... The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level ... worth mentioning because it happens every week, but even though things are getting worse (initial jobless claims indicate that unemployment is still rising), AP insists on ...

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Today's lower than expected reading in initial jobless claims (512K) for the week ending 10/31 brought the four-week moving average down to 523.75K, which ties for the lowest reading of the year (1/10). With nine straight weeks of declines in the four-week moving average, it's hard to argue that things ...

... Times: WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans than anticipated filed claims for jobless benefits last week, signaling the worst employment ... II era is easing as the economy expands. Initial unemployment claims fell by 12,000 to 502,000 in the week ended Nov. 7, the ... showed today in Washington. The number of people receiving jobless benefits dropped, as did those getting extended payments. With numbers like ...

... Department statistics released today showed a marked decline in initial jobless claims, extending a run of such declines. Initial ... LLC cutting 1.4% of its staff, investors concerns about a “jobless recovery” are piqued in the near-term. Wisconsin led the states ... Michigan and Puerto Rico also ranked among the top states for claims. California, surprisingly (if one looks at recent data), had ...