The four-week moving average also rose, but continuing claims fell and the insured unemployment rate held steady at 1.2% ...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased ...

Initial claims rose 5,000 to 215,000 for the week ending May 23, but both claims and continuing benefits remain well below ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined suddenly last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday, a turnaround from an increase the previous week after nearly a month ...

Americans filed fewer new claims for jobless benefits last week in a surprise dip, signaling layoffs remain low — but don’t pop the champagne yet. The unemployment rate likely remained stubbornly high ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week, according to weekly data released Wednesday by the Labor Department, signaling steady labor conditions amid persistent ...

In the week ending May 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, an increase of 5,000 from ...

In the week ending February 28th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 213,000. The four-week moving average currently stands at 215,750, down 4,750 from the previous week. In ...

Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are seen as a proxy for layoffs in the US.

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Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Indiana rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont initial weekly unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest level ...