New jobless claims rise slightly to 211,000 in mid-January, but still show very few layoffs
January 23, 2020 at 08:30 AM EST
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in mid-January rose slightly, but layoffs remain near a 50-year low and there’s no sign of deterioration in the strongest U.S. labor market in decades. Initial jobless claims increased by 6,000 to 211,000.