WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - New applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week and layoffs decreased in September, suggesting that labor market stability persisted even as employers remained cautious about boosting hiring. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 197,000 for the week ended September 26, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 200,000 claims for the latest week. Claims are near 57-year lows, despite growing headwinds from the US-Israeli war with Iran, which is driving up energy prices. Diesel prices are at record highs. Economists said robust corporate profits growth and resilient domestic demand were shielding workers from layoffs.
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