Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to their lowest since May as southeastern states continued to ...

The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims fell by by 15,000 to 227,000 for the week of Oct.

Applications for unemployment had previously risen to their highest level since June, driven by hurricanes and strikes.

The Labor Department reported that jobless claim applications dropped by 12,000 to 216,000 for the week ending October 26.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended Oct. 26, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

The number of weekly unemployment benefits filed last week ticked lower from the previous week in a sign that layoffs remain ...

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remained at historically healthy levels despite elevated ...

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply for the second week in a row to 227,000, reversing a spike in claims earlier in the month after a ...

The week through Oct. 19 brought 227,000 initial jobless claims, compared with 242,000 a week earlier. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had been expecting to see 245,000 initial claims.

The four-week moving average of total jobless claims sent the same week was 1,869,250, an increase of 10,750 from the previous week. Advertisement Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Big Apple is cooking amid a ...

Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week in a sign that turnover in the labor market remains low. New data from the Department of Labor showed 227,000 initial jobless claims were filed in ...

Claims surged early in the month as Hurricane Helene disrupted economic activity the Southeast and remained elevated through ...