The 43-day shutdown halted collection, processing and publishing of official economic data. Yet states kept collecting claims ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, economists estimated on Thursday, hinting at some early layoffs of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased marginally during the last week of September, data from Haver Analytics showed, pointing to a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week, according to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysis of state-level filings released during the federal government shutdown.

The most accurate tool to track job losses in the economy has been postponed for a second week in a row, but a little legwork finds that layoffs are still surprisingly low even in these economically ...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, according to analyses of unadjusted state-level filings released during the federal government shutdown. Initial claims ...