US applications for unemployment benefits hold ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · Jobless claim applications ticked down by 1,000 to 219,000 for the week of Dec. 21, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 223,000 analysts forecast. Continuing claims, the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits, climbed by 46,000 to 1.91 million for the week of Dec. 14.
US unemployment applications hold steady; continuing claims ... - ABC News
2 days ago · Jobless claim applications ticked down by 1,000 to 219,000 for the week of Dec. 21, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 223,000 analysts forecast.
New US jobless claims slip, but people are remaining …
2 days ago · Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended Dec. 21, the Labor Department said on Thursday. ... Reuters, the news and media ...
Next Week in Business: jobless claims, mortgage rates and Wall …
1 day ago · The Labor Department issues its weekly tally of new unemployment benefit claims on Thursday. Also Thursday, U.S. financial markets re-open for first trading day of 2025 and mortgage buyer Freddie Mac delivers its weekly update on average U.S. home loan rates.
This news release presents the weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims reported by each state's unemployment insurance program offices. These claims may be used for monitoring workload volume, assessing state program operations and for assessing labor market conditions. States initially report claims directly taken by the state liable for the
Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment ... - Associated Press News
Nov 7, 2024 · The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000 for the week of Nov. 2. That’s fewer than the 227,000 analysts forecast. The four-week average of weekly claims, which softens some of the week-to-week fluctuations, fell by 9,750 to 227,250.
New jobless claims fall, but people stay unemployed longer - USA …
2 days ago · Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended Dec. 21, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...
Recurring jobless claims rise to three-year high - Yahoo News
2 days ago · The number of Americans receiving continued unemployment benefits rose to 1.91 million for the week of Dec. 14, according to Labor Department data. That’s a week-to-week increase of 46,000 claims, and represents the highest number of Americans collecting recurring unemployment benefits since November 2021, according to the Associated Press.
US weekly jobless claims highest in more than eight months as …
May 9, 2024 · The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than eight months, offering more evidence that the labor market was steadily...
Weekly jobless claims rise to highest level since August
May 9, 2024 · First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to 231,000, the highest level since August, in another sign that the white-hot labor market is starting to cool off. Thursday’s...