SALEM, Ore.-- The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008.. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday the state unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in May and, after a revision, 7.9 percent in April.
WASHINGTON, June 13- U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May and first-time applications for jobless benefits fell last week, showing signs of resilience in the economy despite belt-tightening in Washington. "
WASHINGTON, June 13- U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May and first-time applications for jobless benefits fell last week, suggesting the economy was squeezing out of a recent soft patch.
WASHINGTON, June 13- The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, nearing its lowest level in five years in a sign of resilience for the U.S. labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON-- The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits likely remained at relatively low levels last week, suggesting that steady job gains will continue. Economists forecast that applications ticked down by 1,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 345,000, according to a survey by FactSet.
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