Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 245,000 for the week ended June 14, the ...

The report from the Labor Department showed widespread layoffs the week before, which had boosted claims to an eight-month ...

U.S. jobless claims reach 242,000 as government downsizing looms. Major companies announce workforce reductions while the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased ... Despite the rise in claims, worker hoarding by employers following difficulties finding ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to a seven-month high last week, pointing ...

Eight thousand more Americans filed initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 31, according to a Thursday Department of Labor report.

A report from the Bank of America Institute noted a sharp rise ... claims covered the period during which the government surveyed households for May's unemployment rate. The jobless rate was ...

The economic growth was slowed by a rise in imports as companies in the US tried to bring in foreign goods before Trump’s massive tariffs went into effect. Weekly applications for jobless ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest since October, adding to signs that the job market is cooling. Initial claims increased by 8,000 to 247,000 in ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week and the unemployment rate appeared to have picked up in May, suggesting layoffs were rising ...