The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent ...

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

Applications for US unemployment benefits ticked down last week, stabilizing near the highest levels in eight months.

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits dropped to 245,000 last week, the U.S. Labour Department said Wednesday ...

New jobless claims filed the week ending Dec. 28 numbered 211,000, down 9,000 from the previous week’s level. Economic forecasters were expecting an increase of around 5,000 to 225,000.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 245,000 for the week ended June 14, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

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.