That marks the third-straight weekly decline and the second-lowest weekly total this year, behind the 191,000—a three-year ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, consistent with a low level ...

The maximum weekly rate for unemployment benefits is scheduled to increase beginning Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, to $530, up from ...

Thousands of federal employees filed for unemployment benefits during the government shutdown, which ended last month. For the week ended Dec. 13, the latest period for which data were available, ...

FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters -The number of ...

In the week ending December 6th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 236,000, the highest level in three months. The four-week moving average currently stands at 216,750, up ...

It's another sign of a steadily recovering labor market. Continuing claims, or the number of Americans receiving benefits, fell to 3.24 million.

In the week ending November 29th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 191,000, the lowest level in over three years. The four-week moving average currently stands at 214,750, ...

CAN FILE FOR BENEFITS TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH. ON DAY NINE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE STATE OFFICE THAT HANDLES UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SAYS ONLY A HANDFUL OF FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS HAVE ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless ‌benefits unexpectedly fell last week, consistent with a low level of layoffs, but the unemployment rate likely remained high ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased last week, economists estimated on Thursday, and more people were collecting unemployment checks in ...