The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims fell 2,000 last week to ... from the previous week's revised average. The US economy added 114,000 jobs in July, while the ...
"Jobless claims were virtually unchanged and continue to show no evidence of a pickup in layoffs." Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000 for ...
Continuing claims rose slightly between the July and August survey periods. Economists are expecting the jobless rate this month ... Macro Matterscategory US home builder confidence edges up ...
Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 for the week of Aug. 31, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s less than the 230,000 new filings analysts were expecting. The four-week average ...
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits slipped last week, but re-employment opportunities for laid-off workers are becoming more scarce, a sign that the unemployment ...