The week ending on 2024-08-31 registered a preliminary number of 227,000 new claims. The US Department of Labor’s reported number is significantly lower than its previous ten weeks running average of 234,545. The most recent monthly estimate of the US Unemployment Rate is 4.39 Percent. New Insurance Claims decreased their levels for the reported week by a difference of 5,000 fewer claims from the third week of August.

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