Jobless Claims Edge Lower As Fed Looks To Cool Labor Market
- Jobless claims totaled 250,000 for the week ended Aug. 13, down 2,000 from the previous week and below the 260,000 Dow Jones estimate.
- Continuing claims, which run a week behind the headline number, totaled 1.437 million, an increase of 7,000.
- In other economic news, the Philadelphia Fed reported that its monthly manufacturing survey for August rose to a reading of 6.2