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U.S. jobless claims rise to 218,000 last week amid cooling labor market

STORY: U.S. jobless claims rise to 218,000 last week amid cooling labor market SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Department of Labor 2. various of views in Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Initial jobless claims in the United States rose to 218,000 last week amid cooling labor market, after dropping in the previous two weeks, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday. In the week ending Dec. 23, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased by 12,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to a report released by the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The four-week moving average for initial jobless claims, a method to iron out data volatility, decreased by 250 to 212,000, the report showed. U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November amid slowing job growth, with the unemployment rate edging down to 3.7 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported e

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INDONESIA-MALANG-BRAZILIAN TAPIR-WORLD ANIMAL DAY

(231004) -- MALANG, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A four-week-old female Brazilian Tapir, named Paulina, eats leaves at Batu Secret Zoo in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Oct. 4, 2023. The World Animal Day is celebrated annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Aditya Hendra/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-MALANG-BRAZILIAN TAPIR-WORLD ANIMAL DAY

(231004) -- MALANG, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A four-week-old female Brazilian Tapir, named Paulina, eats leaves at Batu Secret Zoo in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Oct. 4, 2023. The World Animal Day is celebrated annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Aditya Hendra/Xinhua)

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Imperial Palace opens Fukiage area to public for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a nature-observing event May 4 in the Imperial Palace's Fukiage woodland area enjoy a walk along a 1-kilometer route in the 25-hectare park, which abounds in natural beauty and has been left almost untouched for about 70 years. Emperor Akihito proposed organizing the two-day event for the general public in observance of the four-week ''Greenery period.''(Pool photo)

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U.N. disarmament talks flop over nuke-free zone plan for Middle East

Taous Feroukhi (2nd from L), president of a U.N. review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, speaks with negotiators during the closing session of the meeting in New York on May 22, 2015. The four-week conference ended without adopting a consensus document. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Philanthropist Fish pushes for more from Japanese women leaders in 2017

Philanthropist Atsuko Fish, founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative, is shown in a photo taken at the International House of Japan in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. A revamped version of the Boston-based organization's executive four-week training program for Japanese women, "JWLI-II" will be held in Boston Oct. 10-Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Philanthropist Fish pushes for more from Japanese women leaders in 2017

Philanthropist Atsuko Fish (L), founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative, and program manager Kozue Sawame are shown in a photo taken at the International House of Japan in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. A revamped version of the Boston-based organization's executive four-week training program for Japanese women, "JWLI-II" will be held in Boston Oct. 10-Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese women "being the change" they wish to see

Philanthropist Atsuko Toko Fish speaks at the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative 2016 Tokyo Summit at the Tokyo American Club on Oct. 18, 2016. Fish is founder of the JWLI program, a Boston-based four-week program for Japanese women that provides training on nonprofit leadership and management with successful U.S. organizations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japanese women "being the change" they wish to see

Philanthropist Atsuko Toko Fish poses for a photo following an interview at the Hotel Okura Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2016. Fish is founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative program, a Boston-based four-week program for Japanese women that provides training on nonprofit leadership and management with successful U.S. organizations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace opens Fukiage area to public for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a nature-observing event May 4 in the Imperial Palace's Fukiage woodland area enjoy a walk along a 1-kilometer route in the 25-hectare park, which abounds in natural beauty and has been left almost untouched for about 70 years. Emperor Akihito proposed organizing the two-day event for the general public in observance of the four-week ''Greenery period.''(Pool photo)(Kyodo)