Jobless claims fall 10,000 to 210,000 in early October, show no sign of rising layoffs
October 10, 2019 at 08:37 AM EDT
Applications for unemployment benefits fell in the first week of October and clung near a 50-year low, suggesting that layoffs in the U.S. still haven’t risen much even as hiring and the economy have slowed. Initial jobless claims declined by 10,000 to 210,000.