Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to a seven-month high last week, pointing to softening labor market conditions amid mounting economic headwinds from ...

Initial jobless claims measure the number of people who file for unemployment for the first time in a given week. In the week ...

Unemployment in Bartholomew County declined last month from a year ago and was below state and national rates but slightly ...

Economic Report Jobless claims decline and ease labor-market worries. For now. Unemployment filings hit a 4-year high by one measure, but school year might play a big role ...

WASHINGTON >> The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits held at an eight-month high last week, consistent with easing labor market conditions, while slowing domestic ...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported an increase in initial unemployment claims filed in Ohio for the week ending July 5, 2025, according to data shared with the U.S.

Continuing claims, which run a week behind and provide a broader view of layoff trends, rose to 1.92 million, up 83,000 to the highest level since Nov. 13, 2021. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free ...

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

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate increased slightly in April, reaching 3.3%, but initial unemployment claims in the state have trended lower over the past two months, according to the latest data ...

The state unemployment number rose from 124,266 in March 2024 to 151,323 in February and 157,134 in March. This is a 3.8% month-over-month increase and a 26.5% jump year-over-year.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 for the week ended May 31, the highest level since last October. Economists polled by Reuters had ...