US jobless claims drop amid stable layoffs
The number of unemployment benefit claims in the United States declined to 226,000 last week, while the labor market continued to improve with three consecutive months of job gains. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3%. This comes amid a supportive stance from the Federal Reserve, which kept interest rates steady and anticipated raising them later in the year, amid concerns over the political and economic impacts on employment.
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