U.S. initial jobless claims climbed last week, according to the Department of Labor, but remained close to recent levels. In the week through April 19 there were 222,000 initial jobless claims ...

Weekly jobless claims fall 5,000 to 245,000; Layoffs reported in a range of industries in prior week; Continuing claims decrease 6,000 to 1.945 million; Single-family building permits drop 2.7% in May ...

Bloomberg. US Weekly Jobless Claims, Continuing Claims Fall Slightly. Posted: 18 June 2025 | Last updated: 18 June 2025. Applications for US unemployment benefits ticked down last week as initial ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 245,000 for the week ended June 14, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the Greenback against a basket of six major currencies, is edging ...

Rising Treasury yields cooled down in late trading to settle slightly above yesterday’s levels, as markets watch developments on the tariffs front.

US weekly jobless claims, housing data point to softening economic activity. ... Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 245,000 for the week ended ...

The so-called continuing claims dropped 6,000 to a still-high seasonally adjusted 1.945 million during the week ending June 7. Recently laid-off workers are struggling to find work.

The four-week moving average of claims, which strips out seasonal fluctuations from the data, increased 4,750 to 245,500 last week, the highest level since August 2023. But some economists do not ...