The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to a six-week low, underscoring the reluctance of ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, but the unemployment rate could rise in ...

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain low despite uncertainty about how ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that ...

After hitting a peak in early June, initial jobless claims have been sliding in recent weeks, and that continued to be the ...

Jobless Claims Fall as Hurricane-Related Spike Eases. ... The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims dropped by 19,000 to 241,000 for the week ending October 12.

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 ...

Florida’s first-time unemployment claims fell for the second week in a row. U.S. Department of Labor ( DOL) data shows there ...

Jobless claims fall in latest week, with no sign of recession or layoffs Claims fall 13,000 to 228,000. Last Updated: May 8, 2025 at 9:13 a.m. ET First Published: May 8, 2025 at 8:33 a.m. ET.

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 Explore Our Brands ...

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 ...