Thursday, April 2, 2026

US Initial Jobless Claims Fall to Just Shy of Two-Year Low

 


Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to one of the lowest levels in the last two years, suggesting layoffs remain low.

Initial claims decreased by 9,000 to 202,000 in the week ended March 28, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 212,000.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/us-initial-jobless-claims-fell-to-202-000-last-week

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