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Weekly jobless claims: Number of Americans filing for unemployment dropped last week
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoDespite Amazon, Disney and several other companies continuing to lay off thousands of workers, the...
The Unemployment Insurance System Is Not Ready For The Next Recession
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublicans blamed extra unemployment benefits for causing a “worker shortage” in 2021, but...
Jobless claims rise to highest level since November
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew applications for jobless benefits rose to the highest weekly level since November last week, according to data released Thursday by the Labor...
Jobless claims fall despite mounting layoffs in tech sector
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew first-time applications for jobless benefits fell last week, even as major technology and media...
Jobless claims fall slightly amid recession fears
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew applications for unemployment aid fell slightly last week as the U.S. job market showed few signs of a slowdown despite rising interest rates. In the...
Jobless claims ease as Fed weighs more rate hikes
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJobless claims ticked down last week as Federal Reserve officials gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to discuss further rate hikes amid enduring strength in...
US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market defying recession fears
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last...
US jobless claims rose to 235,000 last week, most since mid-January
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 2 years agoInitial jobless claims unexpectedly edged higher last week in a potential sign the labor market may...
Unemployment insurance payments are slower to arrive after COVID-19. See how your state compares.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoShortly after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the jobless rate in the U.S. skyrocketed. The...
Unemployment assistance to millionaires soared during pandemic
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome of the nation's wealthiest people were among the tens of millions of Americans who received...