Weekly jobless claims drop 2,000 to 210,000; Continuing claims increase 4,000 to 1.807 million; Business activity holds steady in March; Existing home sales surge 9.5% in February

US Jobless Claims Surge to 261,000, Highest Since October 2021. Biggest weekly increase in almost two years tops all forecasts; Recurrent applications fall to lowest level since mid-February

Key details: The four-week moving average of claims rose by 6,750 to 231,000. The number of people already collecting jobless benefits in the week that ended Sept. 28 rose by 42,000 to 1.86 million.

Weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week in a sign of cooling in the labor market. New data from the Department of Labor showed 258,000 initial jobless claims were filed in the week ...

Weekly jobless claims fall 5,000 to 245,000; Layoffs reported in a range of industries in prior week; Continuing claims decrease 6,000 to 1.945 million; Single-family building permits drop 2.7% in May

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 233,000 for the week ended Aug. 3, ... US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected in latest week.

The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of that weekly volatility, rose by 6,750 to 231,000. The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose by 42,000 to about 1.86 ...

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected. By Reuters. ... Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 for the week ended July 6, ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000 for the week. ... US weekly jobless claims decline further. Lucia Mutikani. Reuters.