Initial claims ... unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% after holding at 4.1% for two consecutive months. Labor economy:Is labor market bouncing back? Here's what the November jobs report tell us ...
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 ...
New unemployment claims are near pre-pandemic levels, indicating a strong labor market, but rising continuing claims suggest many are struggling to find work.
U.S. initial jobless claims were higher last week, but the increase wasn’t as drastic as economist Thomas Simons of Jefferies had been expecting.