jobless

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U.S. jobless claims rose to 219,000 in the week through April 4, the highest level since February, the Labor Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Weekly jobless claims and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the personal-consumption expenditures index for February — and the second revision to fourth-quarter GDP are all due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

U.S. jobless claims rebounded last week to their highest level since February, painting a blurry picture of the labor market after a strong jobs report in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He had been homeless for about five years and jobless even longer, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Tenants, made jobless by the fever, ran out of rent money and were turned out of their homes.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy