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Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025, but layoffs remain low
- For the week ending Jan. 3, initial claims rose by 8,000 to 208,000, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday, matching analysts surveyed by FactSet's expectations.
- Policy uncertainty from President Donald Trump has slowed hiring momentum amid trade policies and lingering high-rate effects, while businesses posted far fewer jobs in November.
- Despite a prior spike ending Dec. 27, the four-week moving average of claims fell by 7,250 to 211,750 while filings for the week ending Dec. 27 jumped to 7.4 million, with layoffs following a 'low hire, low fire' pattern.
- The unemployment rate hit 4.6%, the highest since 2021, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned recent job-data revisions could lower figures by as much as 60,000.
- The government will release December's jobs report Friday, with analysts expecting 55,000 non-farm jobs as monthly job creation averages 35,000 since March.
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Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025, but layoffs remain low
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the labor market is weakening.
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