US weekly jobless claims increase as labor market softens

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased sharply last week, consistent with a material softening in labor market conditions. Read More

Rise in US Jobless Claims Adds to Signs of Labor Market Softness

(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits rose by the most in about three months last week and the number of people collecting unemployment relief in the prior ... Read More

Applications for US jobless benefits rise but remain in a healthy range

The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, suggesting that employers are still retaining workers even as the economy has showed signs of slowing. Applications for ... Read More

US weekly jobless claims rise to highest since June

(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits rose by the most in about three months last week in an initial signal that layoffs may be picking up and adding to signs ... Read More

US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for unemployment benefits ... Read More

US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range

That’s below the 230,000 new applications that economists had forecast. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are seen as a proxy for U.S. layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically healthy ... Read More