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Jobless Claims Fall to 197,000, Near Lowest Levels in 57 Years
Breitbart ^ | 10-08-2026 | John Carney

Posted on 10/08/2026 1:31:56 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to 197,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

This was 2,000 lower than the the previous week’s revised estimate and 3,000 below the consensus forecast.

New claims for unemployment benefits are a proxy for layoffs. These have been near the lowest levels in 57 years for the past several week. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out weekly volatility, fell to 198,000. This average was hit twice in 2022. Prior to that, average claims have not been that low since 1969.

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1 posted on 10/08/2026 1:31:56 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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2 posted on 10/08/2026 1:35:19 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Dan in Wichita

No.....GAS PRICES!!!!!! AFFORDABILITY!!!!!


3 posted on 10/08/2026 1:40:41 PM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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My aunt watches nothing but CNN, she had NO idea that the FBI stopped the attack at the Mall of America, they NEVER mentioned it..this is what the media does, everything that is positive to Trump NOT A PEEP, so people dont know


4 posted on 10/08/2026 1:41:20 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Dan in Wichita

Liar!!! Economy bad!!!


5 posted on 10/08/2026 1:48:25 PM PDT by Merrick (It's a car - that runs on water, man.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

For the same reason, I check NPR.org every day.

NEVER a story complimentary to PDJT nor critical of rats.

Two Americas indeed.


6 posted on 10/08/2026 1:52:51 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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everything that is positive to Trump NOT A PEEP, so people dont know

And in the NE states the GOP party is dead so absolutely zero messaging makes it to the low info voter.

7 posted on 10/08/2026 1:54:18 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Dan in Wichita

lol you really believe it?


8 posted on 10/08/2026 1:58:07 PM PDT by wastedyears (Schabouth Hag. 6d: "jews may swear falsely by use of subterfuge wording." )
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To: Jacquerie

With Biden it was the opposite, NOTHING ever negative about him was ever mentioned..but with Trump, NOTHING positive is ever mentioned


9 posted on 10/08/2026 1:58:22 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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3,000 below the consensus forecast

Consensus??

C'mon, Man!

Left wing creepozoid "consensus" = It's got to get worse because.... because.....

BECAUSE!!

10 posted on 10/08/2026 2:27:17 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: Dan in Wichita

I’ve learned over the years that things are always more “affordable” when you have a job.


11 posted on 10/08/2026 2:31:11 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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And this is why my startpage is MSN in the morning

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4398479/posts

Inveterate, demonstrably, provable, liars


12 posted on 10/08/2026 3:27:26 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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