Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Labor on Thursday revised its seasonally adjusted unemployment number for the week ending Jan. 3 by adding 8,000 ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 205,000 for the week ended March 14.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market ...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday expanded eligibility for unemployment benefits to those facing unsafe workplaces, as well as out-of-work parents who had to quit their jobs when schools and ...

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are asking the Labor Department for more information following reporting from Nextgov/FCW that Labor is planning to test out a more ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.

Jan. 8 (UPI) --The Department of Labor added 8,000 to its seasonally adjusted unemployment claims report for the week ending Jan. 3 for a total of 208,000, which is the lowest since April 2024. The ...