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A "Now Hiring" sign is seen at an AutoZone on February 11, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida. The US economy added an estimated 130,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

US jobless claims filings unchanged from previous week at 213,000 as layoffs remain low

Mar 5, 2026 | 9:32 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels.

U.S. filings for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 28 matched the previous week’s 213,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 215,000 new benefit applications.

Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market. The total number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the previous week ending Feb. 21 jumped by 46,000 to 1.87 million.