US Jobless Claims Tick Up Slightly, in Line With Pre-Covid Level
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Applications for US unemployment benefits were little changed last week, hovering around pre-Covid levels that indicate solid demand for workers.
Initial claims increased by 5,000 to 219,000 in the week ended Feb. 15, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 215,000 applications.