While there are signs of softening, there is “no evidence that the labor market is rolling over,” according to one economist.

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week and the ...

US Jobless Benefit Claims Fall Last Week as Labor Market Remains Strong Despite Recession Fears WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market ...

The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 13,000 to 228,000 ... Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would fall by 11,000 to 230,000. Back To Top ...

Producer prices rose 2.6% year-over-year in May, but soft core inflation and rising jobless claims strengthen Fed rate cut bets.

Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, reached 233,000 during the week that ended Aug. 3. That was down from the prior week’s revised 250,000, which was a recent high. Analysts had ...

The S&P, which most closely tracks the overall economy, climbed back to 6,000 Friday, up 1.03% (peaked 6,144 in February 2025 ...

Key details: Jobless claims are virtually unchanged compared with a year earlier. Still, it is taking longer for people who lose jobs to find new ones. So-called continuing claims that count ...

Stocks fell June 13 as Middle East tensions rose; oil jumped while inflation stayed tame and jobless claims increased.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite fears of a tariff-induced recession. Jobless claim applications ...