Jobless claims reached a 52-year record low last week, falling to 184,000. Layoffs remain low as employers hold on to workers in a tight labor market.
Worker filings for unemployment benefits hit the lowest level in more than half a century last week as a tight labor market keeps layoffs low.
in the week ended Dec. 4, the lowest level since September 1969, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was close to a recent record total of 194,000 recorded in late November.
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