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 ...

US weekly jobless claims fall as hurricane distortions fade. Lucia Mutikani. ... Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended ...

Jobless claims for the weeek ending Aug. 3 fell by a seasonally adjusted 17,000 to 233,000. Dow Jones economists had forecast that 240,000 people would filed for first-time unemployment insurance ...

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits dropped to 245,000 last week, the U.S. Labour Department said Wednesday ...

The number of people filing for weekly unemployment benefits for the first time dipped to a seasonally adjusted 218,000, its lowest number since May as the country's workforce numbers appear to ...

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 ...

Jobless Claims Fall to 211,000, Lowest Since March. ... The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 for the week ending December 30, 2024.

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to four-month low of 218,000 By Clyde Hughes Employment seekers line up as a job fair opens on August 24, 2011, in Lombard, Illinois.