The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims fell by by 15,000 to 227,000 for the week of Oct.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to their lowest since May as southeastern states continued to ...

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remained at historically healthy levels despite elevated ...

Claims surged early in the month as Hurricane Helene disrupted economic activity the Southeast and remained elevated through ...

New applications for U.S. unemployment aid unexpectedly fell last week, but the number of people collecting benefits in ...

People filing for weekly unemployment benefits for the first reached a seasonally adjusted 216,000 last week, falling to its ...

The Labor Department reported that jobless claim applications dropped by 12,000 to 216,000 for the week ending October 26.

Initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 216,000 in the week ending Oct. 26, compared with economists’ expectations that claims would rise to 230,000.

The number of weekly unemployment benefits filed last week ticked lower from the previous week in a sign that layoffs remain ...

Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for US layoffs. Continuing claims, the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits, rose by 28,000 to 1.9 million for the week ...

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remained at historically healthy levels despite elevated interest rates.