Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

The weekly jobless claims numbers are a proxy for layoffs, and those have remained below pre-pandemic levels. The unemployment rate is at a modest 4.2%, though that is up from a half century low 3 ...

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady ... The four-week average of weekly claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week volatility, inched up ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared ... Delaware saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 120.6%.