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A jump in the unemployment rate to 4.3% in July from 3.7% at the start of the year saw the U.S. central bank kicking off its policy easing cycle with an unusually large half-percentage-point ...
The overall numbers receiving unemployment benefits fell by 52,000 to 1.84 million. The U.S. job market has cooled considerably from the red-hot hiring days of 2021-2023 when the economy was ...
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, consistent with a gradual cooling in labor market conditions. Initial claims for state ...
Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week in a sign that turnover in the labor market remains low. New data from the Department of Labor showed 227,000 initial jobless claims were filed in ...
The report from the Labor Department on Thursday also showed unemployment rolls swelling to levels last seen in late 2021. US weekly jobless claims at seven-month low; home resales rebound in ...
Weekly unemployment claims are seen as a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Feb. 3, the Labor ...
Jobless claims dropped by 7,000 to 227,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, which are a proxy for layoffs, remain low by historic standards.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years. Jobless claim applications ticked down by 1,000 ...