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You just have to love the stock market and its schizophrenic behavior around the payrolls reports from the U.S. Department of Labor.
For the week ending September 26, seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims were up by 10,000 from the prior week to 277,000.
The U.S. economy now has seen about seven straight months in which weekly jobless claims have come in under 300,000.
The College Score Card site, a U.S. Department of Education program, divides colleges and universities based on degrees, location and size.
Some investors will wonder if the Labor Day weekend played any role in the drop in weekly jobless claims.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) for the month of July.
Among the groups that continue to have a high unemployment rate is black Americans, where the rate has lingered around 9% for many months.
The August unemployment rate fell from 5.3% in July to 5.1%, its lowest level in seven years.
New claims for unemployment benefits rose by 12,000 in the week ending August 29, according to the weekly report from the U.S. Department of Labor released Thursday morning.
Wednesday morning, TrimTabs estimated that the U.S. economy added some 241,000 jobs during August.
The ADP National Employment Report is often used as a preliminary barometer for the BLS unemployment and payrolls report.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 271,000 in the past week.
Several states have maintained unemployment rates much closer to what the higher national number was two years ago.
Jobless claims rose 4,000 last week to 277,000. This is the fourth straight week with claims ticking higher, but it is still at very low historic levels.
Despite a one-month lag, the JOLTS report gives a very clear and concise insider's eye view of the real workings inside the jobs market.