US Unemployment Benefit Claims Drop to Lowest Level in Over a Year
Newest figure is lowest in 13 months, signaling economic advance from coronavirus pandemic
Newest figure is lowest in 13 months, signaling economic advance from coronavirus pandemic
Newest figure shows recovery from coronavirus pandemic remains spotty
Newest figure shows recovery from coronavirus pandemic remains tenuous
Unemployment compensation claims dropped sharply last week to their lowest level in a year, Labor Department reports
Employment picture could brighten as $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package filters through the world's biggest economy
Biden pushing for coronavirus relief package with bigger jobless benefits
Biden pushing for coronavirus relief package with bigger jobless benefits
Biden pushing for coronavirus relief package with bigger jobless benefits for Americans
Government says 793,000 workers filed for benefits last week, down 19,000 from the revised figure of the previous week
Biden pushing for coronavirus relief package with bigger jobless benefits
As coronavirus cases soar, so does number of worker layoffs
Jobless workers to get an extra $300 per week for next 11 weeks
Claims were lower than last week as coronavirus crisis continues to weaken American labor market
Trump cast doubt on quick passage of new coronavirus relief package with sudden demands for more relief aid
Soaring infections, even as vaccines near approval, pose economic threat
Surge in coronavirus cases poses new economic threat as state and city officials impose restrictions on businesses
Surge in coronavirus cases poses new economic threat as state and city officials impose restrictions on businesses
New coronavirus relief package remains elusive less than two weeks before presidential election
Millions of workers remain unemployed with jobless rate at 8.1% in mid-September
US Labor Department reports that 870,000 workers filed for unemployment compensation last week, a slight increase from the week before
860,000 figure was 33,000 lower than the week before, but still historically high
884,000 jobless filing for assistance virtually unchanged from previous week