Initial unemployment benefits claims ticked up over the week ending on January 3, the Labor Department reported on Thursday, rising slightly after weeks of declining jobless claims in December.

Unemployment insurance claims dropped more than expected last week. The number of people filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell to 205,000, the lowest level since January. Claims for ...

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of January rose to a two-month high as a slew of large companies such as Amazon announced major layoffs, but it’s probably not a ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased slightly last week and the unemployment rate appeared to hold steady in February amid a ...

Unemployment is still very low and is likely to stay that way The Washington Post laid off hundreds of employees this week, but layoffs in the U.S. more broadly are quite low. The number of people who ...