The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surged to 258,000 last week, the highest level in over a year. Analysts attribute this spike primarily to the impact of Hurricane Helene ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to an eight-month low last week, pointing to low layoffs at the end of 2024 and ...

Jobless claims have hit their lowest level since March, reflecting a resilient labor market even as the economy faces high interest rates and inflationary pressures. The Labor Department reported ...

Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative ... Chair Jerome Powell to declare recently that it was largely under control. Two weeks ago, the government reported that ...

Economists largely believe the continued low number of weekly jobless claims combined with relatively steady continuing claims reflects a "low hire, low fire" type of labor market. In a note to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans apply for jobless benefits last week, but continuing claims rise to highest level since 2021.

Canada's economy gained a net 90,900 jobs in December, largely in full-time work, and the jobless rate edged down to 6.7%, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits after Christmas fell to an eight-month low, capping off a year of remarkably low layoffs in a surprising resilient U.S. economy. New ...

The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits in mid-January climbed to a six-week high due to a temporary surge in California because of the massive wildfires ravaging the Los ...