Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

Washington, DC, July 17, 2025 - Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. totaled 221,000 for the week ending July ...

Initial jobless claims measure the number of people who file for unemployment for the first time in a given week. In the week ...

Employment Trends Index from The Conference Board reveals an economy where fewer companies are hiring, but not many are ...

Weekly jobless claims increase 21,000 to 211,000; Four-week average of claims rises 4,000 to 197,000; Continuing claims jump 69,000 to 1.718 million ...

The latest increase in Florida’s first-time unemployment claims matched the direction of the national trend. DOL analysts say ...

The stock market opened slightly higher on Thursday, as investors assessed the retail sales and the jobless claims reports.

Jobless claims serve as an indicator of layoffs, ... The Fed's next decision on interest rates will likely hinge on continued economic indicators, including hiring trends and inflation data.

U.S. jobless claims dipped slightly last week, underscoring the labor market’s resilience even as Washington grapples with aggressive policy shifts and spending cuts. New filings for ...

The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 for the week ending December 30, 2024. ... But you can see the trends are still in place." ...