The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week and the unemployment rate appeared to have picked up in May, suggesting layoffs were rising ...

Weekly applications for unemployment insurance in the US declined while continuing claims fell more than expected, government data showed Thursday. In the week ended March 22, the seasonally ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended Oct. 26, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 233,000 for the week ended Aug. 3, the Labor Department said Thursday, the largest drop in about 11 months.

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 ...

While filings remain at historic lows, the uptick in unemployment claims from last week could point to a slowing labor market ...

8 (UPI) --The number of people filing for initial weekly unemployment benefits came ... the Labor Department said on Thursday. Jobless claims for the weeek ending Aug. 3 fell by a seasonally ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended May 3. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 230,000 claims for the latest week.

U.S. labor and inflation data deepen a decline in Treasury yields. Weekly jobless claims were unchanged from the previous week's upwardly revised pace, at 248,000. Economists surveyed by WSJ expected ...

U.S. Treasury securities declined, sending yields modestly higher, as investors awaited Friday’s jobs report to get a stronger handle on the economy’s direction in May.

Treasury yields fell ahead of inflation data and as GDP and jobless claims data indicated the economy is cooling, but not too fast, supporting the Fed’s wait-and-see stance.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell ... the elevated level is also consistent with the rise in the jobless rate.