The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to a seven-month high last week, pointing to softening labor market conditions amid mounting economic headwinds from ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 for the week ended May 31, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

New York saw a jump in unemployment claims last week, even as the national numbers dipped, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Initial claims in the state rose to 15,713, up from 12,287 the ...

Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. increased more than expected in May to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended May 24, according to the Labor Department.

"There were 1,710,932 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2024." Read More U.S. initial jobless claims rise more than expected to 241,000 ...

Ahead of Friday's April jobs report, here's a small cautionary sign: weekly filings for new unemployment benefits hit the highest level since February. In the last full week of April, 241,000 ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 240,000 for the week ended May 24, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 230,000 ...

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise To 247,000 June 05, 2025 — 08:35 am EDT Written by RTTNews.com for RTTNews -> ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 for the week ended May 31, the highest level since last October. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 224,000 from the 222,000 originally reported for the previous week. The report also said the less volatile four-week moving average rose to ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 for the week ended May 31, the highest level since last October. Economists polled by Reuters had ...