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March 27, 2026

Jobless claims up a bit last week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid inched up last week as employers continue to retain workers despite a labor market that has weakened considerably in the past year.

U.S. applications for jobless aid for the week ending March 21 rose by 5,000 to 210,000 from the previous week's 205,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's right in line with the 210,000 new filings analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting.


 
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