The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply for the second week in a row to 227,000, ...

The Labor Department reported that jobless claim applications dropped by 12,000 to 216,000 for the week ending October 26.

Applications for unemployment had previously risen to their highest level since June, driven by hurricanes and strikes.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended Oct. 26, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

New applications for US unemployment benefits declined for a second week, to levels seen before Hurricanes Helene and Milton ...

Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week in a sign that turnover in the labor market remains low. New data from the Department of Labor showed 227,000 initial jobless claims were filed in ...

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remained at historically healthy levels despite elevated ...

The week through Oct. 19 brought 227,000 initial jobless claims, compared with 242,000 a week earlier. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had been expecting to see 245,000 initial claims.

Initial jobless claims for the week ending on October 12 came out below estimates, falling to 241,000 against expectations of 259,000. Yahoo Finance anchor Madison Mills joins Brad Smith on Wealth ...

The number of weekly unemployment benefits filed last week ticked lower from the previous week in a sign that layoffs remain ...

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply for the second week in a row to 227,000, reversing a spike in claims earlier in the month after a ...

Claims surged early in the month as Hurricane Helene disrupted economic activity the Southeast and remained elevated through ...