Weekly jobless claims came in slightly higher than expected, according to data released a day early by the U.S. Department of Labor due to Christmas. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 in the ...

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained well below expectations, reinforcing signs that the US labour market continues to expand at a ...

New data from the U.S. Labor Department released on Thursday showed a modest rise in initial unemployment claims during the first week of January, coming in slightly below market expectations.

The number of Americans filing new applications ‍for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, suggesting the labor market likely maintained a steady pace of job growth in January. The ...

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose in the latest week, as millions of discouraged workers continue the struggle to replace jobs they lost in the Great Recession. The Labor ...

Initial unemployment benefits claims ticked up over the week ending on January 3, the Labor Department reported on Thursday, rising slightly after weeks of declining jobless claims in December. This ...