Unemployment Claims Signal Labor Market Stabilization Ahead of Jobs Report

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A hiring sign at a coffee shop in Greensboro, N.C., on Sept. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesThe number of Americans filing applications for state unemployment benefits was flat ahead of tomorrow’s highly anticipated February jobs report.Initial jobless claims for the week ending Feb. 28 were unchanged at 213,000, according to Department of Labor data released on March 5. Economists had forecast a reading of 215,000.

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