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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits rose last week, though the overall level remained consistent with steady job creation.
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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the labor market remains healthy.
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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained historically low.
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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits fell last week, the latest sign of steady job creation.
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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign companies are laying off fewer workers and the economy continues to steadily add jobs.
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The number of Americans claiming first-time unemployment benefits fell for the first time in three weeks, a sign of a healthy labor market.
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The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels.
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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained at a historically low level.
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Democrats are pushing to extend emergency unemployment benefits beyond their expiration at the end of December, but they are already running into resistance from Republicans on an issue that has divided the parties for several years.
Are federal workers eligible for unemployment benefits? Yes.
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The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked upward last week, but remained at a historically low level.
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The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at a low level.
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The number of Americans seeking initial unemployment benefits rose last week but remained low enough to suggest a steadily healing labor market.
The extension of unemployment benefits offered during and after the Great Recession had very little to do with boosting the jobless rate, a new Federal Reserve Board paper says.
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With bipartisan support, the Senate voted Monday to restore emergency unemployment benefits that expired last year through May, but Republican leaders in the House aren't expected to take up the legislation.
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The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits dipped last week, a sign of broad health in the labor market.
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The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, but the level remains consistent with an economy that is adding jobs.
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The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits tumbled last week to the lowest level in 15 years, a signal of broad health in the labor market.
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The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, but remained consistent with an economy steadily adding jobs.
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