Recurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest ... according to Labor Department data released Thursday. Initial claims, meanwhile, ticked down to 219,000 in the week ...
At the same time, an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims hinted at a cooling labor market. Retail and food services sales rose 0.4% last month, decelerating from upwardly revised 0.8% ...
Continuing claims, a proxy for people who are already receiving benefits and still can’t find a job, jumped to 1.9 million in the week ended Jan. 11, the highest since November 2021, according to ...
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...