<div id="readability-page-1"><div> By Jeffry Bartash Holiday exaggerates rise in unemployment filings Layoffs are low historically even though the labor market is in a hiring freeze of sorts. The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits after Thanksgiving jumped to a three-month high, but the increase was exaggerated by the holiday and there's little evidence of rapidly rising U.S. layoffs. Initial jobless claims rose by 44,000 in the seven days that ended Dec. 6 to 236,000, up from a more than three-year low of 192,000 in the prior week. The numbers are seasonally adjusted. Jobless claims tend to gyrate during the holiday season, between Thanksgiving and early in the new year. That's exactly what has happened during the past few weeks. Many businesses hire temporary help and then let the workers go. Some people who are laid off before a holiday also wait until after the holiday to apply for benefits. The four-week average of new claims gives a more accurate view of what economists call churn in the labor market. Monthly claims moved up slightly to 216,750 - a level that's still historically low - from 214,750. While most companies are no longer adding staff, they aren't cutting many jobs, either. Economists refer to this trend as a &#34;low-hire, low-fire&#34; labor market. Key details: The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, fell by almost 100,000 to 1.84 million. These figures are two weeks old, however, and reflect the Thanksgiving week. Continuing claims are likely to return to previous levels in next week's report. Continuing claims have risen in the past few years to a postpandemic high, but they appear to have stabilized in the past few months. Big picture: Businesses are unlikely to hire lots more workers anytime soon. They are still coping with the higher costs of U.S. tariffs and are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to reduce the need for labor. The Federal Reserve, for its part, is trying to prevent unemployment from rising any further. The central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday for the third meeting in a row to try to stabilize a shaky labor market. Looking ahead: &#34;Taking the past few weeks together, claims remain relatively low despite a recent uptick in layoff announcements,&#34; said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. Market reaction: The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA and S&amp;P 500 SPX were set to open mixed in Thursday trading. -Jeffry Bartash This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones &amp; Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. <pre></pre> (END) Dow Jones Newswires 12-11-25 0928ETCopyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</div></div>

失業申請在感恩節後激增，達到三個月來的最高點，但這一上升是節假日效應所致。儘管招聘凍結，裁員仍處於歷史低位，表明勞動力市場呈現 “低招聘、低裁員” 的狀態。持續申請減少了 10 萬，降至 184 萬，但預計將趨於穩定。企業面臨高額關税，並探索人工智能以減少勞動力需求。聯邦儲備委員會降低利率以穩定勞動力市場。儘管近期有裁員公告，但申請數量仍然較低，市場反應不一

Jobless claims surge after Thanksgiving, but low layoffs still the norm in the labor market

- 感恩節後失業申請人數上升至三個月高點，但假期因素誇大了這一數據。  
- 初次失業救濟申請人數在截至 12 月 6 日的一週內增加了 44,000，達到 236,000。  
- 企業招聘放緩，失業人數穩定，整體勞動力市場仍處於低招聘、低裁員狀態。  

感恩節後，失業救濟申請數量激增，但勞動力市場中低裁員率仍然是常態