Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended April 5, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. increased more than expected in May to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended May 24, according to the Labor Department.

U.S. initial jobless claims climbed last week, according to the Department of Labor, but remained close to recent levels. In the week through April 19 there were 222,000 initial jobless claims ...

Weekly unadjusted claims increased by 3,176 to 219,710. For the week ended April 5, the seasonally adjusted continuing claims totaled 1.89 million, compared with the Bloomberg consensus of 1.87 ...

Initial claims increased by 8,000 to 247,000 in the week ended May 31, a period that included Memorial Day. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 235,000 applications.

Bloomberg. US Weekly Jobless Claims, Continuing Claims Fall Slightly. Posted: 18 June 2025 | Last updated: 18 June 2025. Applications for US unemployment benefits ticked down last week as initial ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended April 5, the Labor Department said on Thursday.