{"id":159721,"date":"2023-06-29T14:39:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/talent-acquisition\/pages\/jobless-claims-june-29-unemployment.aspx"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:39:25","slug":"jobless-claims-fall-for-first-time-since-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squarehr.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/29\/jobless-claims-fall-for-first-time-since-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobless Claims Fall for First Time Since May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/squarehr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jobless-claims-fall-for-first-time-since-may.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/squarehr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jobless-claims-fall-for-first-time-since-may-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>?States reported that 239,000 workers filed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/ui\/data.pdf\">new unemployment benefits<\/a> during the week ending June 24, a decrease of 26,000&nbsp;from last week&#8217;s revised level. 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