(RTTNews) - With the more closely watched monthly jobs report looming, the Labor Department released a report on Wednesday unexpectedly ... had expected jobless claims to rise to 218,000.

(RTTNews) - The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly ... expected jobless claims to rise to 224,000.

(Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans on benefit rolls climbed to a more than three-year high, while first-time applications for US unemployment ... But the rise in recurring claims suggests ...

The U.S. jobs market has a “slow leak,” as reflected in the latest weekly data on initial jobless claims, according to Renaissance Macro Research. “The slow leaking higher of unemployment continues,” ...

Furthermore, when compared to the previous week's data, the actual number of initial jobless claims has also increased. The previous figure stood at 217K, meaning there has been a rise of 6K in ...

The yield on the 30-year Treasury was 4.85%, up 2.5 basis points. What's driving markets Jobless claims is the highlight of a thin economics calendar on Thursday, and at 1 p.m. there'll be results ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended Jan. 18. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 220,000 claims for the latest ...

The number of Americans on benefit rolls climbed to a more than three-year high, while first-time applications for US unemployment ... But the rise in recurring claims suggests more unemployed ...