Weekly unemployment insurance claims fell to a two-month low ahead of Friday’s hotly anticipated jobs report, according to data released Thursday. Claims numbered 227,000 for the week ending ...
The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell by 4,500 to 236,500. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, which are a proxy for layoffs, remain low by ...
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting an orderly labor market slowdown remained in place, though laid-off workers are ...
The weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department on Thursday, the most timely data on the economy's health, also showed unemployment rolls shrinking to levels last seen in mid-June.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000 for the week ended Aug. 24, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...
In the week ending September 14th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 219,000. This represents a ...