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一 |     Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as businesses continue to retain workers despite elevated interest rates meant to cool the economy and labor market.Jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 to 198,000 for the week ending Oct. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's the fewest since January and about 14,000 fewer than analysts expected.Jobless claim applications are considered a proxy for layoffs.Despite the low level of weekly first-time jobless benefit applications, the number of Americans remaining on the unemployment rolls — known as “continuing claims” — jumped to its highest level in three months.Overall, 1.73 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended Oct. 7, about 29,000 more than the previous week and the most since early July.Analysts suggested one reason why new applications for unemployment aid might be falling while the number of people who continue to receive benefits is rising: Though relatively few people are being laid off, those who are already unemployed may now be having a harder time finding new work.“That would be consistent with other recent anecdotal evidence, including the Beige Book yesterday, which noted that firms were hiring ‘less urgently’ and finding that the pool of available job candidates was expanding,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, an economist at Oxford Economics. That comports with recent data showing that more people have started looking for work again. In August, about 736,000 people re-entered the search for employment, boosting the unemployment rate from 3.5% to 3.8%, where it remains today. Only people who are actively looking for a job are counted as unemployed.Though the Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark borrowing rate alone at its most recent meeting, it is well into the second year of its battle to rein in persistent inflation. The central bank has raised its benchmark rate 11 times since March of 2022, with part of its goal to cool hiring and bring down wages. But the labor market has held up better than expected.In September, employers added 336,000 jobs, easily surpassing the 227,000 for August and raising the average gain for each of the past three months to a robust 266,000.In August, American employers posted a surprising 9.6 million job openings, up from 8.9 million in July and the first uptick in three months.Besides some layoffs early this year — mostly in the technology sector — companies have been trying to retain workers.Thursday's report also said that the four-week moving average of claims — which flattens out some of the week-to-week volatility — ticked down by 1,000 to 205,750.。

二 |     杭州日报讯 近日，建德市新安江街道电视路小区新增一处热闹场所——一间150平方米的“银龄共富工坊”。屋内每日有十余位老人围坐组装旅游便携式晾衣架，每件可赚0.38元。

三 | 72岁的吴菊女是其中动作最快者，日均完成100件。“钱虽不多，但心里踏实。”她边说边继续忙碌。据了解，该工坊源于今年新安江街道新安社区工作人员开展的“劳动一小时”网格走访。当时，电视路小区几位老人闲聊时叹气：“退休工资不高，想找点轻松手工活补贴家用，就是没门路。”说者无心，听者有意。新安社区党委书记郑迎春多方打听，找到本社区做来料加工的妇联执委汪小凤，敲定了组装晾衣架的手工活。货源解决后，还需一位熟悉小区情况的热心人牵头。电视路小区是半山坡上的老旧小区，年轻人不多。社区工作人员和居民小组长一合计，45岁的庄小青最合适——年纪轻、热心肠，又熟稔邻里。收到邀请，庄小青爽快应下。就这样，社区腾出场地，社会人士提供货源，热心居民负责管理，该工坊顺利开张。“模式很灵活，专接安全简易的手工活，年轻人带老人，随到随学，干累了还能带回家做。

四 | ”庄小青说。吴菊女就是冲着这个来的，她听说工坊开张，第一天就来了，当年工作练出的手速，如今派上了新用场。像吴阿姨这样在工坊里找到“位置”的，目前已有30多位老人。

五 | 手脚慢些的，一天也能赚十五六元。眼看工坊越来越受居民欢迎，郑迎春也开始更加注重场地的卫生环境以及空调、供水等便民举措。最近，该工坊墙上还多了几条暖心公约：“安全第一，量力而行”“互帮互学，心平气和”“计件付酬，公开透明”“开心劳作，温暖回家”……“让老年朋友们在这儿有人说话，有事做，精气神都不一样了，比一个人闷在家里强。”郑迎春表示。对这群平均年龄超过65岁的老人来说，这间工坊的意义早已超出了“挣钱”本身。

六 | 邻里互助、抱团解忧，原本独居在家的老人，如今有了“工友”。“支部领着干、能人带着做、邻里互助学，新安社区银龄工坊里，这群银发工友正用自己的双手，把日子过得充实而踏实。

七 | ”新安江街道相关负责人介绍。

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