Initial unemployment claims continued their decline last week, the largest consecutive drop since September. New claims fell by 8,000 to 215,000 for the week ending May 18, the Labor Department announced Thursday (May 22). This followed another decline the previous week, thus making it the largest back-to-back drop in...
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 10,000 during the week ended Saturday (May 11), reversing about half of the increase that was seen a week earlier. The total of 222,000 initial claims filed during the week was down from the previous...
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance filed during the week ended Saturday (April 13) was unchanged from the previous week’s revised figure of 212,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in a Thursday (April 18) press release. The four-week...
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 2,000 during the week ended Dec. 16. There were 205,000 initial claims filed that week, up from the revised level of 203,000 for the previous week, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in a Thursday (Dec. 21) press...
June 06, 2024
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 8,000 during the week ended Saturday (June 1), showing that the labor market is returning to pre-pandemic conditions. The total of 229,000 initial claims filed during the week was up from the previous week’s revised figure of 221,000, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in […]
May 23, 2024
Initial unemployment claims continued their decline last week, the largest consecutive drop since September. New claims fell by 8,000 to 215,000 for the week ending May 18, the Labor Department announced Thursday...
May 16, 2024
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 10,000 during the week ended Saturday (May 11), reversing about half of the increase that was seen a week earlier....
April 18, 2024
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance filed during the week ended Saturday (April 13) was unchanged from the previous week’s revised figure of 212,000. The previous week’s figure...
