Americans Filing For Unemployment Benefits Hits a Six-Month High

    There may be a loss of momentum in the labor market.

    FOX’s Jon Decker has more from the White House:

    The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a six-month high last week, rising by 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 293,000.

    Layoffs appear to have picked up a bit in recent weeks, especially in the energy, mining and manufacturing sectors, which have been devastated by a slump in Crude Oil prices and a strong dollar.

    The latest national unemployment rate is 5%, a level that economists consider full employment.

    At the White House, Jon Decker, FOX News.

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