Following a major rise the previous week, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits fell last week by 23,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 452,000. The…
New claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week by 12,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 465,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The increase in jobless claims…
Initial jobless claims fell slightly in the week ended Aug. 28, the Labor Department reported Thursday. According to the latest figures, the number of Americans…
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance continued to rise last week. The Labor Department Thursday reported 500,000 people filed for unemployment benefits for…
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits reached a five-month high last week. According to Labor Department figures released Thursday, initial jobless claims unexpectedly…
Mirroring the somewhat higher initial jobless claims in July, planned layoffs at U.S. companies increased by 6 percent during the same period. Planned layoffs reached…
Initial unemployment claims were down last week by about 29,000. The adjusted four week average is at 455,250. However, the total number of those unemployed…
Disappointing news from the Labor Department: For the second time in three weeks, initial claims for unemployment benefits increased. This time it was a 13,000…
The Labor Department reported Thursday the number of first-time filers for unemployment benefits fell by 19,000 for the week ended June 19. According to CNNmoney.com,…
Data from the Labor Department shows the number of people that filed new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week following three straight weeks of…