The Labor Department said on Thursday that a seasonally adjusted 219,000 filed for unemployment benefits last week, the lowest one-week total since May.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, pointing to solid job growth in September and offering confirmation that the economy continued to expand in the third quarter.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since May, indicating the job market remains healthy despite a slowdown in hiring.

The jobless rate rose to 3.7 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month. As is usually the case, unemployment here is lower than the national average, which was 4.2 percent in August.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting job growth picked up in September. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 12,

The EOLWD said estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Massachusetts' unemployment rate had a slight increase of 0.2% from July, now being 3.7%.

WASHINGTON >> The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, indicating solid job growth in September and confirming that the economy continued to expand in the third quarter.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, pointing to solid job growth in September and offering confirmation that the economy continued to expand in the third quarter.

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell to a nearly four-month low in the week ended September 14th,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 5,125 in the week ending September 14,

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Texas rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 15,509 in the week ending September 14,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Kansas rose the week of Sept. 8 compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 1,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Missouri 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 2,047 in the week ending September 14,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 6,491 in the week ending September 14,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Vermont rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 196 in the week ending September 14,

Initial jobless claims for the week ended Sept. 14 declined by 12K to 219K from 231K in the previous week (revised from 230K) and missing the 230K consensus. The four-week moving average was 227,500,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Ohio rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 5,005 in the week ending September 14,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Kentucky rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 1,544 in the week ending September 14,

Latest jobless claims data show that the filings for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, indicating that the job market may have started to gain better ground in September. The Labor Department released data on Thursday,

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 14,210 in the week ending September 14, up from 12,233 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 219,000 last week,

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 3,696 in the week ending September 14,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 5,496 in the week ending September 14,

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior.