Jobless Claims Drop to 227,000, Economy Stays Strong

US jobless benefit applications fell by 5,000 to 227,000 for the week ending February 7, holding steady in the healthy range that signals a robust job market, per the Labor Department. This real-time layoff indicator comes after January's strong 130,000 job gains and a dip in unemployment to 4.3%, despite some prior data revisions. Patriots know this strength stems from America First policies ditching Biden-era inflation and red tape that choked growth. Read more about this...