The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no ...

Weekly applications for unemployment insurance in the US rose more than expected last week, while continuing claims reached their highest level since November 2021, government data showed Thursday.

Treasury yields weaken as U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 223,000 from 217,000. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected 221,000. The numbers indicate that employers let go of more ...

After reporting a rebound by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the previous week, the Labor Department released a ...

Continuing claims, a proxy for people who are already receiving benefits and still can’t find a job, jumped to 1.9 million in the week ended Jan. 11, the highest since November 2021, according to ...

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,” ...

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 ...

But the rise in recurring claims suggests more unemployed people are having a tougher time finding a new job. Weekly numbers tend to be volatile, however, particularly at this time of the year.

The number of Americans on benefit rolls climbed to a more than three-year high, while first-time applications for US unemployment insurance edged slightly higher.Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened ...