Worker filings for unemployment benefits are settling at pre-pandemic levels as a tight labor market keeps layoffs low.
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 211,000 for the week ended Dec. 4 from 222,000 the previous week. The Labor Department will report last week’s jobless claims figures on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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