{"id":123599,"date":"2021-12-02T15:47:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=123599"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:47:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:47:18","slug":"jobless-claims-climb-to-220000-from-half-century-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/economy\/jobless-claims-climb-to-220000-from-half-century-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobless claims climb to 220,000 from half-century low"},"content":{"rendered":"
Main Street Asset Management CIO Erin Gibbs and Moody’s Chief Economist John Lonski on how inflation is impacting the U.S. economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits<\/u> last week rose off the lowest levels since the outbreak of the COVID-19<\/u> pandemic.<\/p>\n
Figures released Thursday by the Labor Department show that applications for the week ended Nov. 27 climbed to 222,000 from a revised 194,000 a week earlier, easily topping the 240,000 forecast by Refinitiv analysts.<\/p>\n
FED TO TAPER BOND PURCHASES BY $15B A MONTH AS IT EXITS PANDEMIC-ERA POLICY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n "While the backdrop of uncertainty regarding omicron definitely isn’t helping the market, we’re getting some relatively positive news on the labor market front," said Mike Loewengart, managing director at E*Trade Financial. <\/p>\n "That said, these numbers are backward-looking, so with the new variant coming to light only in the past week, it remains to be seen how it could play a role in effecting the workforce and our economic recovery at large."<\/p>\n