By MATT OTT (AP Business Writer) The number of Americans applying for jobless claims rose last week, but layoffs remain at healthy levels despite lingering inflation and high interest rates. Unemployment benefit applications for the week ending June 1 rose by 8,000 to 229,000, up from 221,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. […]


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By MATT OTT (AP Business Writer) The number of Americans applying for jobless claims rose last week, but layoffs remain at healthy levels despite lingering inflation and high interest rates. Unempl…{ai:summary}<p>Amidst inflation and high interest rates, jobless claims in America rise slightly but remain low. Unemployment benefit applications increased to 229,000. #economy</p>

Slightly more Americans apply for jobless benefits, but layoffs remain at healthy levels

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