Seasonally adjusted new applications for unemployment insurance totaled 770,000 last week, according to Labor Department data, rising slightly as the U.S. marked one year since the start of the ...

Weekly jobless claims increase 2,000 to 232,000; Continuing claims up 6,000 to 1.795 million; Private payrolls rise by 278,000 in May; Manufacturing PMI falls for seventh straight month in May ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week, ... US Jobless Claims Rise Slightly But Remain Near ... Initial unemployment claims increased by 9,000 to 225,000 in the week ...

Claims rose slightly between the December and January survey weeks Nonfarm payrolls increased by 256,000 jobs in December. The economy added 2.2 million jobs last year, averaging 186,000 positions ...

Weekly US unemployment claims rise slightly but job market remains strong as inflation eases. A hiring sign in front of a U-Haul rental center on Nov. 3 in San Rafael, Calif. ...

But the rise in recurring claims suggests more unemployed people are having a tougher time finding a new job. Weekly numbers tend to be volatile, however, particularly at this time of the year.

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased by 11,000 to 219,000 in the seven days that ended Feb. 1, the government said. Anything below 250,000 is considered an exceptionally good reading.

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 ...

Continuing claims dropped to 1.38 million in the week ended Sept. 10. In Massachusetts, about 3,644 individuals filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, up 2,559 from the week prior ...

US Markets. US consumer spending slows in October; weekly jobless claims rise slightly Credit: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID. November 30, 2023 — 08:47 am EST.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended Jan. 18. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 220,000 claims for the latest ...