By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to labor market resilience and giving the Federal Reserve room to focus on surging inflation from the war with Iran.

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits tumbled to their lowest level more than 50 years last week despite a number of economic headwinds including the war in Iran. U.S. jobless aid applications for the week ending April 25 ...

Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont initial weekly unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest level since the end of last summer. For the week ending May 30, 2026, the Vermont Department of Labor reported that there were 248 new claims,

Initial jobless claims dropped to 207,000 for week ended April 11 Manufacturing production declined 0.1% in March after February gains Middle East conflict cited as major uncertainty for hiring and investment WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – New ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing ‌new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell ‌last week, consistent with a low level of layoffs, but the unemployment rate likely remained high in December amid sluggish hiring

Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton shares the top stories to watch on Thursday, June 4, including key earnings reports from Lululemon (LULU) and DocuSign (DOCU), weekly jobless claims data, and the latest mortgage rate figures from Freddie Mac.

Initial jobless claims for the week ended May 30 increased 13K to 225K vs. 214K consensus and 212K prior (revised from 215K), according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday. The four-week moving average was 214,