Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 216,000 claims for the latest week. Claims have retreated from the near 1-1/2-year ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment ... the claims report showed.

Weekly application volume for unemployment insurance in the US declined last week, while the level of continuing claims remained at a three-year high, the Department of Labor reported Wednesday. For ...

K to 213K vs. the 220K consensus and 219K prior (revised from 217K). Continuing claims: 1.908M vs. 1.872M prior (revised from ...

Initial jobless claims for the week ended Nov. 16 rose by 2K to 213K vs. the 220K consensus and 219K prior (revised from 217K ...

The total number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits climbed by 9,000 to 1.91 million for the week ending November ...

The ongoing rise in continuing claims looks worrisome, but initial claims are telling a considerably more upbeat story. Read ...