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

The Labour Department’s weekly jobless claims reports have in recent weeks been clouded by challenges adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations around the year-end holiday season and turn of the ...

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but U.S. layoffs remain historically low ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week, suggesting the labor market maintained a steady pace of ...