The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but U.S. layoffs remain historically low despite signs of a softening labor market

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The average fuel price in the Midwest region rose about 9 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the region in the last year have been as low as $2.58 on Jan. 5, 2026, and as high as $3.10 on April 7, 2025.

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Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 24 fell by 1,000 to 209,000 from the previous week’s number which was revised upward by 10,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday, Jan. 22. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 50,137 in the week ending Jan. 17, down from 50,227 the week before, the Labor Department said.

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in New York last week compared with the week prior.