The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to a seven-month high last week, pointing to softening labor market conditions amid mounting economic headwinds from ...

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 weekly ...

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 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 unadjusted claims soared by 29,101 to 243,389. With initial claims subdued, Jefferies US Economist Thomas Simons said ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 242,000 for the week ended Dec. 7, ... US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise.

New York saw a jump in unemployment claims last week, even as the national numbers dipped, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Initial claims in the state rose to 15,713, up from 12,287 the ...

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise. ... Initial jobless claims in the U.S. rose unexpectedly to 242,000 last week. The unemployment rate increased to 4.2% as the labor market slows.

The four-week average of weekly claims, which softens some of the week-to-week fluctuations, fell by 9,750 to 227,250. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of U.S ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended May 24, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 230,000 ...

Ahead of Friday's April jobs report, here's a small cautionary sign: weekly filings for new unemployment benefits hit the highest level since February. In the last full week of April, 241,000 ...

Initial jobless claims rose to 249,000 in the week ending July 27, higher than the expected 236,000. The figure could serve as a signal for the July jobs report to be released Friday.