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 ...

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 ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Nov. 9, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

Those seeking initial unemployment benefits ... made their first unemployment benefit claims. The four-week moving average for those making first-time weekly benefit applications was 224,750 ...

8 (UPI) --The number of people filing for initial weekly unemployment benefits came ... the Labor Department said on Thursday. Jobless claims for the weeek ending Aug. 3 fell by a seasonally ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment fell last week as the distortions from hurricanes faded. Initial claims for state unemployment ...

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 Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 for the week ending December 30, 2024. The latest data supports the continued strength of the U.S ...

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending June 22 fell by 6,000 to 233,000 from 239,000 the previous week. However, the total number of Americans collecting ...

26 (UPI) --The number of people filing for weekly ... unemployment insurance filings dropped below 220,000 was the week ending May 28 when 216,000 made their first unemployment benefit claims.