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

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

Eight thousand more Americans filed initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 31, according to a Thursday ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to a seven-month high last week, pointing ...

In the week ending June 7th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 248,000, remaining at their ...

"There were 1,710,932 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2024." Read More U.S. initial jobless claims rise more than expected to 241,000 ...

The four-week moving average of initial unemployment claims was also 8,000 higher for a total of 1,895,250. It's the highest since November 27, 2021 when it was 1,923,500.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended May 24, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 230,000 ...

The Department of Labor reported Thursday that seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims were up 14,000 for the week ending May 24. There were 240,000 seasonally adjusted jobless claims for ...

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected ... The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 240,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level of 226,000.

Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. increased more than expected in May to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended May 24, according to the Labor Department.

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 ...