US jobless News

New claims for US jobless benefits drifted downward at the start of April, hitting their lowest level in six weeks, official figures showed Thursday.

The US economy pumped out 211,000 new jobs in November.

Initial jobless claims, an indicator of the pace of layoffs, rose by 4,000 to 277,000 in the week ending August 15, the Labor Department said. The prior week`s claims were revised down from 274,000 to 273,000.

The Labour Department said that the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 per cent in May.

The Labour Department said that the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 per cent in May.

New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday in a report adding further evidence of a tightening labor market.

The US economy pumped out a solid 223,000 net new jobs in April, rebounding modestly from a dismal March, the Labor Department reported Friday.

New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits rose modestly last week but the overall trend fell to a 15-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell sharply last week, more evidence of a tightening labor market, official data showed Thursday.

The sustained jobs market strength underscores the economy`s solid fundamentals and suggests a recent slowdown in economic activity will be temporary. 

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, indicating the labor market remained on solid footing despite slowing economic growth. 

The prior week`s data was unrevised. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims falling to 293,000 last week.

New claims for US unemployment insurance jumped last week to back above the 300,000 line, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

But the unemployment rate edged up to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent in December, the Labor Department said Friday.

New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits plunged to the lowest level in nearly 15 years last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Together with upward revisions of the previous two months -- 50,000 more jobs than previously reported -- December rounded out the best year for job generation in 15 years, with almost three million net new jobs added.

Initial jobless claims fell by 36,000 to 280,000 in the week ending September 13, the department said.

New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell more than expected last week, another sign of tightening in the jobs market, official data released Thursday showed.

Jobs gains were broad-based across industries, with a surge as well in government hiring.

The US Labor Department said on Thursday that initial jobless claims totaled 312,000 in the week ending June 21.