Jobless Claims Decline

Jobless claims for the week ended April 20 dropped when economists were expecting an increase as the labor market remains sturdy. Jobless claims of 207,000 declined by 5,000 from the prior week, ... Read More

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Dip To Two-Month Low

The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing an unexpected decrease by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits ... Read More

US applications for jobless claims fall to lowest level in 9 weeks

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve in its bid to curb inflation. Read More

Jobless claims retreat again to 211,000 in another sign of labor-market strength

Jobless claims have hovered between 194,000 to 225,000 this year, a remarkably low level that reflects a robust labor market and strong ... net payroll growth remains strong thanks to the low ... Read More

Fewer Americans File for Jobless Claims as Labor Market Continues to Shrug off Higher Interest Rates

Fewer Americans File for Jobless Claims as Labor Market Continues to Shrug off Higher ... economy has held up better than expected thanks to strong consumer spending. In March, U.S. employers ... Read More

Rise in US weekly jobless claims clouds labor market recovery

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.106 million for the week ended Aug. 15, from an upwardly revised 971,000 in the prior week. Economists polled by ... Read More

Jobless claims rise to highest level since January amid higher interest rates

The number of new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased ... the highest number of jobless claims in months and shows the labor market might be taking on a bit of water ... Read More

Jobless claims fall slightly to 210,000, underscoring strong labor market

Last week there were 212,000 unemployment filings, according to government figures. Jobless claims tend to rise steadily when ... Big picture: The labor market has shown some slight cracks ... Read More

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected; continuing claims rise

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell ... whose timing shifts every year. The labor market remains resilient despite 525 basis points worth of ... Read More

Applications for US Unemployment Benefits Dip to 210,000 in Strong Job Market

another sign that the labor market remains strong and most workers enjoy extraordinary job security. Jobless claims dipped by 2,000 to 210,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four ... Read More

Brazil's jobless rate ticks up but labor market remains strong

SAO PAULO, March 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless rate ticked up in the three months through February but the labor market ... the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s ... Read More

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the labor ... claims are considered a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week and a sign of where the job ... Read More