Thanksgiving Surprise: Jobless Claims Plunge To 3Year Low, Complicating Fed Outlook
Dec 04, 2025
U.S. unemployment filings unexpectedly bottomed out during Thanksgiving week, hitting their lowest point in over three years and throwing a curveball at the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate plans. The Labor Department reported Thursday that only 191,000 Americans applied for jobless benefi
ts, a sharp drop from the previous week’s 218,000. The figure came in well […]
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