U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% in September, the Labor Department ...

First-time claims for US unemployment benefits crept slightly higher in the week ended August 29, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless ...

The national report is the last before the 2026 midterms and shows a slight increase in joblessness in the U.S., with unemployment rising to 4.2 percent.

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - New claims for US unemployment benefits hovered near 57-year lows last week, suggesting the labor market regained momentum after struggling through much of summer and ...

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits remained historically low last week ahead of the April jobs report. For the week ending May 2, initial jobless claims rose by ...

Thursday’s weekly jobless claims report sent mixed signals, with some seeing sustained strength on the U.S. labor front and others wondering if the latest data could hint at weakness on the employment ...

Cherry-picking one data point from a monthly economic report is neither fair nor necessarily telling. But one statistic stood ...