Initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 17 dropped by 39,000 to 547,000, the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020, when...
Initial unemployment claims plummeted to a new pandemic low of 576,000, a decrease of 193,000 from last week’s revised level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
The U.S. economy took a big step forward in March with total nonfarm payroll employment up by 916,000, beating analysts’ predictions. In addition, the unemployment...
First-time claims for unemployment benefits edged up a bit in the week ending March 27, but were still on the low side in terms of...
New jobless claims for the week ended March 20 came in at a new pandemic low of 684,000, down 97,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Spring weather, loosening COVID-19 restrictions and a fresh round of stimulus helped keep new jobless claims below 800,000 for the fourth week in a row,...
With a bit of wind at its back — in the form of December’s $900 billion U.S. stimulus package — the economy took a step...
New jobless claims for the week ending Feb. 27 came in at 745,000, up from last week’s revised level of 736,000, according to the Thursday...
New jobless claims dropped below 800,000 for the first time during the pandemic, and although numbers are still way above normal levels, they are better...