The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly ... claims jumped 55,000 in the most recent week, and even with the usual noise in the numbers they seem to reflect the ...

Weekly applications for unemployment insurance in the US posted a surprise gain last week to the highest level since August, while continuing claims rose slightly more than expected, according to ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week ... the year as demand for labor cools. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased ...

(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.

Initial jobless claims surged by 18,000 to 242,000, well and truly ahead of expectations for a drop of 4,000 from the prior week's upwardly revised reading to 220,000, marking the steepest new ...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits unexpectedly ... Labor Department said claims rose to 1.1 million, ahead of economists' forecasts of 925,000. The rise came as US President ...

If jobless claims are unexpectedly high ... For this reason, both initial and continuing claims tend to rise during periods of recession. This trend can be seen in the graph above, where the ...

(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.

Moreover, the actual number of 242K also surpassed the previous week's figure of 225K. This consecutive rise in initial jobless claims suggests a potential trend of increasing unemployment, which ...

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,” ...