WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more ...
US Applications for Unemployment Benefits Hold Steady, but Continuing Claims Rise to 3-Year High WASHINGTON ... The four-week average of weekly claims, which quiets some of the ...
Initial jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 217,000, firmly above market expectations for a reading of 210,000 and marking a sharp increase from the upwardly revised, 11-month low in the previous ...
At the same time, an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims hinted at a cooling labor market. Retail and food services sales rose 0.4% last month, decelerating from upwardly revised 0.8% ...
Continuing claims, a proxy for people who are already receiving benefits and still can’t find a job, jumped to 1.9 million in the week ended Jan. 11, the highest since November 2021, according to ...