While there are signs of softening, there is “no evidence that the labor market is rolling over,” according to one economist.

The number of Americans making first-time claims for jobless benefits dropped last week to a level not seen since the fall of 2022, while CEO exits set a new high last year, according to fresh ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week and the ...

Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Aug. 20 fell by 2,000 to 243,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was the second straight week that claims have fallen. Last week’s ...

could also skew upcoming jobless claims figures. "Employment, retail sales, and industrial production typically fall in areas hit by severe weather, then rebound quickly as rebuilding starts," he ...

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 numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 217,000 ... Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would fall by 1,000 to 220,000. Last week claims were ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended Dec. 21, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

Languages: English. Jobless claims have hit their lowest level since March, reflecting a resilient labor market even as the economy faces high interest rates and inflationary pressures.

Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, reached 233,000 during the week that ended Aug. 3. That was down from the prior week’s revised 250,000, which was a recent high. Analysts had ...

Just when we think Weekly Jobless Claims may break out to a new level ... As it has been going back through the fall of 2024, that 1.9 million longer-term claim threshold continues to see resistance.

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level since mid-May. New claims decreased by 12,000 in the seven days that ended Sept.