US retail sales rebounded in June as the value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, increased 0.6% after a sharp decline in May. Elsewhere, applications for US unemployment benefits decreased for a fifth straight week to the lowest level since mid-April.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in three months, a sign that the U.S. labor market remains sturdy despite fears over the impact of widespread U.

Continuing claims were at the highest level since November 2021, a sign that workers are having trouble finding new positions after they are laid off.

Fewer Americans are making new filings for unemployment benefits. In the week through July 5, initial jobless claims fell to 227,000, from a revised 232,000 a week earlier. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast 235,

The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell to 211,000 for the week ended December 10, ... Jobless claims fall to lowest level since September By Alicia Wallace, CNN

If the Trump trade wars caused any major private-sector layoffs, there’s little sign of it. Initial jobless claims fell last week to a nearly two-month low.

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 ...

Jobless Claims Fall to 211,000, Lowest Since March. ... The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 for the week ending December 30, 2024.

Jobless claims dipped by 17,000 fell to 233,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 233,000 for the week ended Aug. 3, the Labor Department said on Thursday, the largest drop in about 11 months.