Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S. labor market.

Fewer Americans are making new filings for unemployment benefits. In the week through July 5, initial jobless claims fell to 227,000, from a revised 232,000 a week earlier. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast 235,

Initial jobless claims measure the number of people who file for unemployment for the first time in a given week. In the week ending July 5th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 227,000. This represents a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's figure. The latest reading was lower than the 236,000 forecast.

S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are down -0.12%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are down -0.09% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street amid uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies,

If the Trump trade wars caused any major private-sector layoffs, there’s little sign of it. Initial jobless claims fell last week to a nearly two-month low.

New weekly unemployment claims in Michigan rose by 130% last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said on July 10.

The Labor Department reported that jobless claims for the week ending July 5 fell, fewer than analysts forecast.

Unemployment claims in D.C. are on the rise, with the nation's capital ranking last in the country for labor market progress.