The 43-day shutdown halted collection, processing and publishing of official economic data. Yet states kept collecting claims ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, economists estimated on Thursday, hinting at some early layoffs of ...

New data suggests that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to around 218,000 in the week ending October 25, down from a revised 231,000 the previous week, according to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased marginally during the last week of September, data from Haver Analytics showed, pointing to a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week, according to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysis of state-level filings released during the federal government shutdown.

The most accurate tool to track job losses in the economy has been postponed for a second week in a row, but a little legwork finds that layoffs are still surprisingly low even in these economically ...

(Bloomberg) -- Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, according to analyses of unadjusted state-level filings released during the federal government shutdown. Initial claims ...