The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, offering little evidence of a meaningful deterioration in the labor market as August came to an ...
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 ...
US initial jobless claims were little changed in latest week, rising from a revised 204K to 206K in week ended August 29, exactly matching expectations. Previous week was revised up from 203K, ...
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that filings for ...