US jobless claims fell to 206,000 for week through Sept. 5
Jobless claims were 206,000 for the week through Sept. 5, down 1,000 from the upwardly revised 207,000 reported a week earlier. Claims were described as largely unchanged as the labor market holds steady.
S. jobless claims eased to 206,000 in the week through Sept. 5, a decline of 1,000 from the upwardly revised 207,000 a week earlier, the Labor Department said. The reading suggests claims were broadly steady, with the labor market holding up through the period.