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Economy
USA New Unemployment Claims Remain Low
2025-07-25
From the Department of Labor:
[DOLgov] In the week ending July 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000
from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,500, a decrease of 5,000 from
the previous week's unrevised average of 229,500.

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Rate has been below 250k since the recovery from Covid. If we were headed toward a near term recession the rate would be over 300k by now.
Posted by:Lord Garth

#5  I thought the Civil War taught us something about cheap labor.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-07-25 08:56  

#4  
Would love to see some correlation data to ICE deportations and US Citizen employment increases.
Posted by: NN2N1   2025-07-25 08:43  

#3  Most are also eligible for "Sep Pay" (separation pay), based on year's of service. Sep Pay can be pretty substantial.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-07-25 08:01  

#2  Many of the laid off Federal employees will be eligible for unemployment benefits. The program is somewhat complex.

In general, if the termination was for administrative rather than disciplinary reasons, the person is eligible for benefits. However, there are complications.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2025-07-25 07:42  

#1  I don’t remember whether the DC buyout folks could also milk the unemployment system. If not, they will hit down the road and there will be cries of doom at that point.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-07-25 06:56  

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