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US Initial Jobless Claims Drop to 219K
Thursday, 26 December 2024 20:48 WIB | ECONOMY |Unemployment

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to 219K in the week ending Dec. 22, 2024.

That was down from the 223K estimate and from the previous weekly reading of 220K before being revised down to 224K, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Source: @Newsmaker23

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