The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week, another indication that the red hot U.S. labor market may be softening.
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels even as other signs that the labor market is cooling have surfaced. Jobless claims for the ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 208,000 for the week ended April 27. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 212,000 claims in the latest week.
Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, after seasonal factors caused a significant increase in New York claims in the prior week. Initial claims decreased by 10,000 to ...
(Bloomberg) -- Initial applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since August, coinciding with a recess at New York City public schools. Most Read from ...
US job growth slowed more than analysts anticipated in April while unemployment crept up, government data showed Friday, signaling that the labor market is cooling though still relatively resilient.
The U.S. unemployment rate would be higher if the government properly accounted for the recent surge in illegal immigration, according to a new analyst note from Goldman Sachs. The Goldman ...
The US economy underperformed expectations in April, adding only 175,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in that month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The news comes as the Federal Reserve ...
Oil futures rose today on a stabilising US job market and slower-than-expected inflation data, which increased expectations ...
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels even as other signs ...