U.S. initial jobless claims increased slightly in the latest weekly report, coming in marginally above market expectations.

First-time claims for US unemployment benefits crept slightly higher in the week ended August 29, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week ...

More people in the United States filed for unemployment benefits last week but lay-offs are still rare and jobless claims ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years.

US weekly jobless claims increased to 209,000 for the week ended August 8, 2026, from a revised 200,000 in the previous week. While claims rose more than expected, layoffs remain historically low, ...

Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 Lots of information hits the tape this Thursday morning, as we see shifts based on early-morning commentary, along with key monthly and weekly data. Pre-markets are ...