Filings for jobless claims are expected to remain near the lowest levels on record, as workers and businesses contend with a tight U.S. labor market and Omicron-related disruptions.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, are estimated to have remained around 225,000 last week, according to economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal, following an increase for the week ended Jan. 8. The Labor Department will release its report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday.
