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Claims by former federal civilian employees rose again even as the overall jobless claims grid stays near historic lows. The federal drawdown has become a slow trickle in the DOL data.
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Spain's first general strike in 14 years began November 11 over housing affordability, disrupting transport and schools 18 days before the November 29 snap election.
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Announced job cuts total 617,189 through October, down 44 percent from a year ago and the lowest year-to-date count since 2022, even as Mueller Water Products filed a Georgia WARN notice for 66 Atlanta workers and weekly initial claims held near 189,000.
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Real average hourly earnings were unchanged in October as a 0.4% nominal raise met a 0.4% rise in the CPI-U. Real weekly earnings held at $387.35, and a soft nonsupervisory workweek dragged those workers' weekly pay down 0.3%.
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October payrolls rose 165,000 and the unemployment rate slipped to 4.1%, but the three-month average sits near 137,000 as hiring settles into a slower, steadier gear. Claims at 189,000 and a 7.52 million JOLTS reading say the market is loosening, not cracking.
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Employers announced 43,994 job cuts in October, the lowest for the month since 2023 and down 71% from a year earlier, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Initial jobless claims fell 6,000 to 189,000 in the week ending Oct. 31, matching the mid-July 57-year low. The 4-week average, three-month path and continuing claims read together, ahead of Friday's October jobs report.
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The claims line is calm, but September payrolls were modest. Read the revised weekly count, its average and the distinct hiring indicators together.
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A vacancy is a snapshot, a hire is a transaction. The September JOLTS release will tell us whether that gap is closing.
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September hiring slowed to 29,000 and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. Friday's October jobs report, expected near 65,000, will decide whether the cooldown is real or a one-off.
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Wage growth cooled to 3.0% in September, the slowest pace since May 2021, as hiring stalled at 29,000 jobs and continuing claims drifted higher. Friday's Q3 Employment Cost Index will tell whether the deceleration holds.
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Dal-Tile Services stopped production at its Florence, Alabama plant, cutting 146 jobs in a closure the company says will end by February 26, 2027, with a WARN notice filed October 19.
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