The Labor Department said Thursday that 238,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week.
Figures released Thursday by the Labor Department show that applications for the week ended Jan. 29 fell to 238,000 from a revised 261,000 a week earlier, beating the 245,000 forecast by Refinitiv analysts.
People seeking employment attend the 25th annual Central Florida Employment Council Job Fair at the Central Florida Fairgrounds on May 12, 2021. The latest jobless figures come as a recent surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant begins to ease. But experts warn the unprecedented rise in cases will have a glaring impact on the more closely watched January jobs report, out Friday morning. The report is expected to show that the economy added just 150,000 jobs last month, although the White House is publicly bracing for an even uglier – and possibly negative – number.
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