Brass is made of copper and zinc. Bronze is made of copper and tin. These are nickel-free and beautiful all by themselves. Bare metals or oxidized metals are nickel-free, and beautiful to wear. Modern-day brass is not produced with lead, although it never hurts to ask.
Jobless Claims. DEFINITION of 'Jobless Claims'. The number of people who are filing or have filed to receive unemployment insurance benefits, as reported weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.
As defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), unemployment is when someone does not have a job, has actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and is currently available for work. Also counted as unemployed are people who are temporarily laid off and waiting to be called back to that job.s such, they are not added to official unemployment statistics. Many who are not in the labor force are going to school or are retired, but would rather have full-time jobs. Family responsibilities keep others out of work as well. As a result, many people stop looking for work because they can't find a job.