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Unemployment claims fall to lowest level since mid-March
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since mid-March, the government reported Thursday, in a fresh sign of a slowly improving job market. Initial jobless claims totaled 339,000 in the week ending April 20, down from the prior week’s revised reading of 362,000, the…
Unemployment insurance claims dip once again
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits dipped last week as the ailing jobs market continued to zigzag slowly toward better health, government data released Thursday showed. Initial jobless claims fell by 23,000 to 369,000 in the week ending October 20, the Labor Department said. That was better than most…
Unemployment claims fall slightly
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell slightly last week, government data released Thursday showed, in a report highlighting little change in the troubled jobs market. Initial jobless claims fell to 382,000 in the week ended September 15, dropping 3,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised number, the Labor…
Unemployment claims fall to 4-year low
The July 4 holiday week provided a surprising boost to America’s job market as the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low. About 350,000 people filed for initial jobless claims in the week ended July 7, down 26,000 from the previous week, according to…
U.S. unemployment claims fall
New claims for US unemployment benefits tumbled last week, suggesting an easing in layoffs, official data showed Thursday on the eve of highly anticipated June labor data. The Labor Department reported 374,000 jobless claims were filed in the week ending June 30, down by 14,000 from the prior week’s upwardly…
New U.S. unemployment claims down this week
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week in a fresh sign that the ailing job market is slowly recovering, official data showed Thursday. Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 370,000 in the week ending May 19, the Labor Department said. The prior week’s number was revised upward…
U.S. unemployment claims remain unchanged
New claims for US unemployment benefits were unchanged last week from the week before amid a slowly recovering jobs market, official data showed Thursday. Initial jobless claims totaled 370,000 in the week ending May 12, matching the previous week’s upwardly revised figure, the Labor Department said. The flat reading broke…
Geithner hopeful for renewed drop in U.S. jobless rate
NEW YORK — US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said on Sunday said that US unemployment numbers, which stalled earlier this month, could resume their decline ahead of November’s election in which the economy will top voters’ concerns. “If the economy keeps growing at a moderate pace, then, yes, more people…
New unemployment claims in U.S. at lowest level since April 2008
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week, hovering at four-year lows as the ailing labor continues to mend, government data showed Thursday. The Labor Department reported 357,000 initial jobless claims were filed in the week ending March 31, the lowest level since April 2008. It was a decrease…
U.S. jobless claims may confirm improving labor market
New claims for US unemployment benefits rose for the first time in four weeks, but the trend still pointed to a steady decline in job layoffs across the country, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial jobless claims climbed to 381,000 in the week ending December 24, an increase of 15,000…
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