Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years Jobless claims ...

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 ...

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell by 10,000 to 201,000 in seven days ended Jan. 4, the government said. The report was moved up a day because of former President Jimmy Carter’s ...

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 ...

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 ...