"Low Hire, No Fire": Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Plunge To Record Low
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-04-30 23:28 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Natural Disasters, Technology & AI, Economy & Finance, Labour & Workers, Business & Economy
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We have gone from a "low hire, low fire" economy to "AI chatbot hire, no fire." We joke, but really there is no other way to explain what is going on here: this morning the Dept of Labor reported that in the week ended April 25, jobless claims fell 26k to 189k (from an upward revised 215k), compared with median est.
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