The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits in mid-January climbed to a six-week high, but a temporary surge in California because of the massive wildfires was one of the chief ...

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

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.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California rose the week of Jan. 5 compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, ...

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 ...

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,” ...

The rise in first-time jobless claims last week to 223,000 marked a six-week high, with California's massive wildfires a main driver of a surge in applications from the state, notes MarketWatch's ...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, yet labor market conditions remain stable.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased ...