Jobless claims fall in sign layoffs are still rare

Falling jobless ... signs the labor market is beginning to soften in response to the barrage of rate revisions. While still relatively low, jobless claims have drifted up over the past few months. Read More

Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency in the face of high interest rates and ... Read More

Stock Market News Today, 5/2/24 – Indices Rally; Jobless Claims Beat Estimates

EST Stock indices finished today’s trading session in the green. The Nasdaq 100 (NDX), the S&P 500 (SPX), and the Dow Jones ... Read More

American weekly jobless claims at lowest level since 1969

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market ... five-decade low. Earlier this month, the ... Read More

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

Jobless claims tend to rise steadily when the economy gets worse. They’ve held fast this year in a narrow range of 194,000 to 225,000 — an extremely low level ... The labor market has shown ... Read More

Jobless claims fall again with labor market churning along

Applications for unemployment ... as the labor market continues to show strength despite some weakness in other parts of the economy. The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the ... 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 economy ... of new jobs each month. Looking ahead ... Read More

Jobless Claims Low & Steady, Philly Fed Surprises Higher

Pre-market futures ... the earliest months of 2020 (though not in the 1.5-1.6 million range we saw in 2019). Since a bout of turbulence in longer-term jobless claims from last fall to early ... 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 more than expected last week, suggesting that the labor market remained ... rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range ... Read More

Robust hiring pushes unemployment rate to 3.8%, Labor Department says

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Jobless claims ... straight months. Job openings hovered at a near-record ... Read More

SKorea's jobless claims fall 9.1% in March

SEOUL: South Korea's jobless claims fell last month due to lower demand in the education service, the manufacturing and wholesale and retail sectors, labor ministry data showed on Monday. The number ... Read More