Initial jobless claims tumbled to 473,000, beating expectations and marking a new record low from the pandemic’s historic highs. The U.S. Department of Labor’s latest weekly report on Thursday (May 13) said that this is the lowest level of claims since March 14, 2020, when...
First-time jobless claims held steady last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday (Sept. 10). For the week ending Sept. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 884,000, unchanged from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level...
Despite predictions that the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits would drop for the second consecutive week, more than 1 million laid-off employees requested benefits last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday (Aug. 20). For the week ending Aug. 15, the advance figure for...
COVID-19 continues to jolt the nation’s economy as another 5,245,000 Americans applied for jobless benefits in the week ending April 11, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday (April 16). That brings the total to more than 20 million in just weeks — a record. Labor...
August 24, 2023
Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits decreased during the week ending on Saturday (Aug. 19). The seasonally adjusted figure for that week’s initial claims stood at 230,000, marking a decline of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said in a Thursday (Aug. 24) press release. The DOL revised […]
May 13, 2021
Initial jobless claims tumbled to 473,000, beating expectations and marking a new record low from the pandemic’s historic highs. The U.S. Department of Labor’s latest weekly report on Thursday (May...
September 10, 2020
First-time jobless claims held steady last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday (Sept. 10). For the week ending Sept. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted...
August 20, 2020
Despite predictions that the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits would drop for the second consecutive week, more than 1 million laid-off employees requested benefits last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)...
