(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.

While the initial rise in unemployment claims was modest, the number of people continuing to claim benefits reached its highest level since 2021. This indicates that while some individuals are ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment ... the claims report showed. The so-called continuing claims continued to rise in Washington state ...

The number of Americans on benefit rolls climbed to a more than three-year high, while first-time applications for US unemployment ... But the rise in recurring claims suggests more unemployed ...

The numbers: Initial jobless ... claims from wildfire-ravaged California, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would rise ...

Initial jobless claims for the week ended Jan. 11 rose by 14K to 217K, compared with the 210K consensus and 203K prior (revised from 201K), according to Department of Labor data released on Thursday.

Furthermore, when compared to the previous week's data, the actual number of initial jobless claims has also increased. The previous figure stood at 217K, meaning there has been a rise of 6K in ...

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 ...

The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims rose by 25,000 last week to 214,000, according to Labor Department data released on Thursday. The figure came in much higher than ...

(Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans on benefit rolls climbed to a more than three-year high, while first-time applications for US unemployment ... But the rise in recurring claims suggests ...