U.S. applications for jobless claims rose slightly last week but remain at healthy levels with companies reluctant to let go of employees in a tight labor market. The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending May 20 rose to 229,000 from 225,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported this morning.
The US job market remains hot, but layoffs are slowly rising
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