Continuing claims were at the highest level since November 2021, a sign that workers are having trouble finding new positions ...

Weekly initial unemployment claims Thursday were 231,000, 22,00 higher than the previous week. It's the highest number since August. But continuing unemployment claims dropped by 59,066.

Weekly jobless claims increase 21,000 to 211,000; Four-week average of claims rises 4,000 to 197,000; Continuing claims jump 69,000 to 1.718 million ...

Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly. New unemployment claims for the week ending December 7 totaled 242,000, higher than economists’ forecasts of 220,000. BY REUTERS. Dec 12, 2024.

New jobless claims jumped higher during the first week of June, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. In the week ending June 4, initial applications for unemployment ...

Filings for unemployment benefits, ... Jobless Claims Rise but Stay Near Prepandemic Lows. Share. Resize. ... That is close to the prepandemic 2019 weekly average of 218,400, ...

Weekly jobless claims rose in the week ending July 27 to a 2024 high. Is this a signal for the state of the labor market or simply noise?. The Data: The U.S. Department of Labor released its ...

The total number of workers filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug.10 was 1.863 million, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week and the highest weekly total since Nov. 27, 2021.

Jobless claims rise by 6,000 to remain near 2022 high By . ... The four-week average for claims, which evens out the weekly ups and downs, also rose from the previous week, to 254,750.

Weekly jobless claims increase 16,000 to 744,000; Continuing claims fall 16,000 to 3.734 million; ... the Easter holiday and churn in some industries were behind the surprise rise.

Applications for jobless aid climbed by 14,000 to 262,000 and now have risen five out of ... Jobless claims rise again, ... The four-week average for claims, which smooths out weekly ups and ...

US jobless claims jumped to 353,000 last week, just above pandemic lows but the first increase in five weeks. Economists had expected claims to rise slightly to 350,000. Continuing claims fell to ...