Tag Archives: Jobless Claims

There were 406,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending May 22, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 425,000 and followed the previous print of 444,000.

Applications for new claims of unemployment benefits in the United States declined below 500,000 last week, data showed on Thursday. The initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased by 34,000 to a seasonally adjusted 444,000 for the week ended May 15, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. This marked …

There were 553,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending April 24, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This reading came in slightly worse than the market expectation of 549,000 but showed an improvement from the previous record …

New initial jobless claims in the United States declined to their lowest level in 13 months last week, data showed on Thursday. The number of U.S. citizens who applied for unemployment benefits declined by 39,000 to a seasonally adjusted level of 547,000 in the week ended April 17. This is …

There were 744,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending April 3, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 728,000 (revised from 719,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …

There were 719,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending March 27, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 658,000 (revised from 684,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …

There were 684,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending March 20, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 781,000 (revised from 770,000) and came in much better than the market expectation …

There were 770,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending March 11, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 725,000 (revised from 712,000) and missed the market expectation of 700,000 by a …

There were 712,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending March 4, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 754,000 (revised from 745,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …

There were 745,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending February 27, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous one of 736,000 and came in better expectation of 750,000.