In the week through Dec. 27, 199,000 new unemployment claims were filed, down from 215,000 a week earlier, the Labor ...

Unemployment benefits applications totaled 199,000 last week, the Labor Department reported, down 16,000 from the previous week’s revised-up total of 215,000 and below Wall Street’s estimates of ...

Wednesday’s numbers mark the final full week of unemployment data for 2025. Jobless claims for the week ending on December 27 fell by 16,000 to 199,000. That was an improvement from the previous week, ...

US jobless applications fell to 199,000 in the week ending December 27, marking the lowest reading in weeks. The figure signals that employers remain reluctant to cut payrolls despite economic ...

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the ...

When the Labor Department releases monthly unemployment numbers Friday, investors will be hoping for signs of new job growth. New York Times columnist David Leonhardt says that analysts will be ...

The unemployment rate rose to 4.5 percent in November, which President Trump claimed was due to cuts in government jobs.

When jobs or inflation data counter President Donald Trump’s preferred economic narrative, he typically offers alternative statistics to shine a more positive light on the economy. But Trump’s latest ...

The Lehigh Valley employment scene is showing some improvement. The jobless numbers are in for November, and the news is slightly encouraging. The state Department of Labor and Industry reports that ...

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that overall layoffs remain low, even as several high-profile companies have announced job cuts. U ...