Jobless Claims Little Changed as U.S. Job Market Stabilizes
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The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits was little changed last week, signaling the labor market is stabilizing.
Applications for jobless insurance payments increased by 4,000 to 352,000 in the week ended April 13, in line with the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. There was nothing unusual in last week’s data and two states, California and Kentucky, were estimated, a Labor Department official said.