The U.S. labor market held strong as September came to a close, with weekly jobless claims holding around recent lows, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Continuing claims, which run a week behind, were little changed at 1.664 million, below the 1.68 million estimate from FactSet.
Following the report, stock market futures added to losses while Treasury yields moved higher.
Central bank officials worry that continued tightness in the labor market could exert upward pressure on inflation and necessitate additional interest rate hikes.
Markets have been especially sensitive to moves higher in Treasury yields that could indicate the Fed will keep rates higher.
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