The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits last week fell as layoffs remain low. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that jobless claim applications dropped by ...

The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 216,000 in the week ended October 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. This is the third straight decline in weekly claims. Claims are now ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to their lowest since May as southeastern states continued to recover from the impact of two severe storms. Initial claims decreased by ...

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remained at historically healthy levels despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless ...

Oct. 31 (UPI) --People filing for weekly unemployment benefits for the first reached a seasonally adjusted 216,000 last week, falling to its lowest total since May three weeks after reaching a ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment fell last week as the distortions from hurricanes faded. Initial claims for state unemployment ...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists' median forecast of 2.5 per cent.The jobs-to-applicants ratio in September edged up to 1.24 from 1.23 in Japan Sept jobless rate ...