More Americans submitted unemployment claims in the last week, even though the labor market remains robust and the rate of layoffs are fairly low. According to the Labor Department, U.S. applications for jobless benefits grew by 11,000, reaching a total of 219,000 for the week concluding February 1. This figure exceeded analysts’ projections of 213,000 new applications. Weekly applications for unemployment benefits are considered a reliable gauge of layoffs. The four-week average, a figure that mitigates some of the weekly fluctuation, climbed by 4,000 to reach a total of 216,750. The overall number of Americans who were receiving unemployment benefits for the week ending January 25 increased to 1.89 million, which marks an increase of 36,000 from the former week.

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