The larger-than-expected rise in initial weekly jobless claims reported by the Labor Department reversed the sharp drop in the prior week.

US initial jobless claims fell by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ending December 13. The development comes as a reversal to the previous week’s sharp spike and points to ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week by the most since the onset of the pandemic, underscoring the volatile nature of claims at this time of year. Initial claims increased by ...

The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday rose by +0.17%. The dollar recovered from a 5-week low on Thursday and moved higher after US weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell to a 3-year low, ...

Initial jobless claims rose to 412,000 last week, landing above the median economist estimate. The sum ends a six-week streak of declines. The previous count was revised slightly lower. Continuing ...

Continuing jobless claims in the USA rose slightly to 1,921,000 from the previous 1,916,000, marking an increase of 5,000 claims. This represents a minor uptick in jobless claims, indicating a ...

The latest report from the US Labor Department highlighted that initial jobless claims reached 232,000 for the week ending October 18. While this figure remains well below levels seen during major ...

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks, even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus ...

The latest U.S. labor market data shows that weekly jobless claims declined unexpectedly, falling to the lowest level in about a month for the week ending Decem ...