Wednesday March 16, 2016

// March 10th, 2016 // Daily News

US weekly jobless claims total 259,000 vs 275,000 estimate

Reuters
A job seeker reviews an employment application at the San Jose Career Fair in San Jose, California.
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images
A job seeker reviews an employment application at the San Jose Career Fair in San Jose, California.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, hitting its lowest level since October, pointing to sustained strength in the labor market that should further dispel fears of a recession.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 259,000 for the week ended March 5, the lowest reading since mid-October, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week’s claims were revised to show 1,000 fewer applications received than previously reported.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims slipping to 275,000 in the latest week. A Labor Department analyst said there were no special factors influencing last week’s claims data and no states had been estimated.
Claims have now been below the 300,000 threshold, which is associated with healthy labor market conditions, for a year – the longest run since the early 1970s. Last week’s drop saw claims breaking outside their recent 262,000-294,000 range.
The four-week moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell 2,500 to 267,500 last week, the lowest level since late October.

Today’s Inspiration

Christlikeness

by Joyce Meyer – posted March 10, 2016

For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren.
—Romans 8:29

The best goal a Christian can have is Christlikeness. Jesus is the express image of the Father, and we are called to follow in His footsteps. He came as the Pioneer of our faith to show us by example how we can live. We have the chance to behave with people the way Jesus did. Our goal is not to see how successful we can be in business or how famous we can be. It is not prosperity, popularity, or even building a big ministry, but to be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ.

Spiritual maturity or Christlikeness cannot be obtained without “dying to self.” That simply means saying yes to God and no to ourselves when our will and God’s are in opposition. Jesus told His disciples that if they wanted to follow Him, they would need to take up their cross daily.

To follow Christ and become like Him, we choose to forget about what we want—our plans, having our own way—and instead trust Him to show us what His will is for us. His will always leads to deep joy and satisfaction.

You are God’s Ambassador—represent Him well!

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