Aug 12 U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge… Continue reading
Jul 01 U.S. jobless claims fall to 364,000, a new pandemic low By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell again last week to the lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the job market and the broader economy are rebounding rapidly from the coronavirus recession. Continue reading
Jun 17 U.S. jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession. Continue reading
Jun 03 U.S. jobless claims drop to 385,000, another pandemic low By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens. Continue reading
May 27 U.S. jobless claims fall to 406,000, a new pandemic low By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wanes and economy further reopens. Continue reading
May 20 U.S. jobless claims decline to 444,000, a new pandemic low By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restrictions ease. Continue reading
May 13 U.S. unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen. Continue reading
May 06 U.S. unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000 By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up spending. Continue reading
Apr 22 U.S. jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market. Continue reading
Apr 15 U.S. jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession. Continue reading