US jobless claims fall to 194,000, lowest since July
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Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 194,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, according to Labor Department data. The figure came in below the 200,000 that economists had forecast. Breitbart News and the Associated Press say it was the lowest since July. Bloomberg and Breitbart News report that continuing claims, which count people still receiving benefits, rose by 25,000 to 1.73 million in the prior week, a six-week high.
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Initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 194,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, according to Labor Department data.
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The figure came in below the 200,000 that economists had forecast.
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Continuing claims rose by 25,000 to 1.73 million in the previous week, a six-week high.
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Initial claims were the lowest since July, when they fell to 189,000.
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Every side reports that initial jobless claims fell to 194,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, the lowest since July and below economists' forecast of 200,000. The left and center emphasize the three-month low and low layoffs, while the right stresses the historic stretch and the 57-year low.
the left
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Headlines lead with the three-month low or the fewest claims in three months, presenting the figure as a sign of low layoffs and steady jobs.
US Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month Low at 194,000
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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Headline places the figure near the lowest level since the 1960s and frames the low layoffs as a continuing trend.
Jobless claims near the lowest since the 1960s as low-fire trend continues
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Frames the report as a step toward a 57-year low in layoffs, stressing a historic run of low claims.
Jobless Claims Fall Toward 57-Year Low
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extraordinary job security
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extraordinary job securityMore neutral: low layoffs
It presents a positive judgement about job security as an established fact, while the figures only show low layoffs and claims.
…months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- three-month low
- beat economists' forecast
- extraordinary job security
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US jobless claims fell to 194,000 last week, lowest since July
U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy Absolutist framing“extraordinary job security”It presents a positive judgement about job security as an established fact, while the figures only show low layoffs and claims.More neutral: low layoffsDisagree with this highlight?
- BloombergLeft
US Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month Low at 194,000
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 194,000 last week, a three-month low. The median forecast of economists polled by Bloomberg called for 200,000. Continuing claims rose to a six-week high of 1.73 million in the previous week. …
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- lowest since the 1960s
- low-fire trend continues
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Jobless claims near the lowest since the 1960s as low-fire trend continues
Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- historic stretch of low layoffs
- 57-year low
- below consensus forecast
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- The Epoch TimesFar Right
US Weekly Unemployment Claims Near 57-Year Low
A key theme for the U.S. labor market has been the lack of layoffs, as companies keep their staffing levels intact.
- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Jobless Claims Fall Toward 57-Year Low
The historic stretch of low layoffs in the U.S. economy continued last week. Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 194,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The reading came in
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First to report
Bloomberg, Oct 22, 8:50 AM EDT
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31 min later
Its first report, Oct 22, 9:21 AM EDT
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13 min later
Its first report, Oct 22, 9:02 AM EDT
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- BloombergLeftOct 22, 8:50 AM EDT
- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 22, 9:02 AM EDT
- CNBCCenterOct 22, 9:21 AM EDT
- ABC NewsLeftOct 22, 9:50 AM EDT
- The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 22, 11:28 AM EDT
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