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Jobless claims declined last week to the lowest level in three months, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose by 3,000 to 222,000 last week.

The labor market remains one of the brightest spots in the economy, defying critics of tariffs by keeping layoffs very low.

Amid rising trade tensions and a tight labor market, U.S. businesses are hanging on to their employees and not laying off workers.

Initial jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs. The low number of claims suggests that tariffs have not hurt American workers

Economists had estimated initial claims for state unemployment benefits to decline to 215,000 for the week ended April 27.

Jobless claims fell to the lowest levels since 1969, when the U.S. economy and labor market were much smaller.

Jobless claims fell to the lowest level in almost 50 years despite signs that economic growth has slowed.

It’s time to finally put to rest the idea that the steel and aluminum tariffs would hurt American workers and raise unemployment.

Economists had expected jobless claims to fall to 225,000. Instead, they fell all the way down to 216,000.

Still no sign that tariffs are costing jobs.

Jobless claims were expected to come in at 220,000.

Just 199,000!

Jobless claims fell last week.

In the last shutdown, tens of thousands of federal workers filed for unemployment benefits.

No signs of trouble from either shutdown or tariffs.

Despite a rise in the last week in December, jobless claims are still at levels not seen since the 1960s.

Weekly claims can be volatile but this suggests that the spike in claims around Thanksgiving was a statistical illusion.

Continuing claims, a measure of pain in the economy, also fell. Despite lots of talk about tariffs, there are no signs these are holding back the labor market.

Jobless claims came in much higher than expected.

Layoffs remain ultralow, defying predictions that the trade war with China would weigh on the U.S. labor market.

The labor market looks very strong right now and there are no signs tariffs are costing jobs.

Despite the unexpected rise, new claims for unemployment benefits remain near 49-year lows.

Jobless claims fall to 207,000 vs. 213,000 expected.

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits came in at 201,000, down from 204,000 in the previous week. Economists had predicted a rise to 210,000.

Record lows indicate that tariffs are not costing jobs for American workers.

The median U.S. household income rose for the third year in a row in 2017, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Wednesday.

Economists had expected 213,000 jobless claims, level with the prior week.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week.

Jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week and price data suggests inflation is still muted.