The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent ...

The report from the Labor Department showed widespread layoffs the week before, which had boosted claims to an eight-month ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits ticked down last week, stabilizing near the highest levels in eight months.

While there are signs of softening, there is “no evidence that the labor market is rolling over,” according to one economist.

The US unemployment rate held at 4.2 percent in May and has remained in a narrow range of 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent since ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week and the unemployment rate appeared to have picked up in May, suggesting layoffs were rising ...

Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week in a sign that turnover in the labor market remains low. New data from the Department of Labor showed 227,000 initial jobless claims were filed in ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Federal Reserve officials expect ...

could also skew upcoming jobless claims figures. "Employment, retail sales, and industrial production typically fall in areas hit by severe weather, then rebound quickly as rebuilding starts," he ...

The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 13,000 to 228,000 ... Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would fall by 11,000 to 230,000. Back To Top ...

Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, reached 233,000 during the week that ended Aug. 3. That was down from the prior week’s revised 250,000, which was a recent high. Analysts had ...

Unemployment insurance claims dropped to their lowest level in ... pressures continue to dog the economy despite a precipitous fall from 40-year highs over the past two years.