JOBS REPORT LOWER AS FED TRIES TO COOL ECONOMY! T
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The labor market continued to show surprising resiliency in the early days of 2024, with initial jobless claims posting an unexpected drop last week.
Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 187,000 for the week ended Jan. 13, the lowest level since Sept. 24, 2022, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The total marked a 16,000 decline from the previous week and came in below the Dow Jones estimate of 208,000.