Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended February 15. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims for the latest week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market remained on solid ground.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, indicating a still-healthy U.S. labor ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 242,000 for the week ended February 22, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters ...

Global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday it had tracked 62,242 announced job cuts by the ...

While the total was slightly ... claims ending last week was 222,626, a decrease of 10,118 from the previous week, the Labor Department said. The advanced total of overall weekly unemployment ...

Photo: Getty Images Slightly more Americans applied ... projected that 215,000 new applications would be filed. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs.