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Jobless Claims Decline, Demonstrating Continuing Strength in Labor Market

Last week, fewer individuals applied for unemployment benefits compared to the previous week. The initial jobless claims decreased by 2,000 people to a total of 210,000. Additionally, the four-week average, which offers a more stable measure of trends, dropped by 750.

Despite this slight decline, these numbers are still remarkably low in historical terms. This suggests that the labor market is robust even amid high interest rates. According to Nancy Vanden Houten from Oxford Economics, the Federal Reserve does not necessarily need to see a substantial weakening in the job market to consider cutting interest rates. However, they need to ensure that the labor market is strong enough to support a continued slowdown in wage growth.

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