The Labor Department also reported that recurring unemployment claims fell to 1.7 million, lower than the market forecast of 1.71 million. This measure gauges the number of Americans currently receiving unemployment benefits.

The Department of Labor is proposing stricter rules for Americans trying to get unemployment benefits.

Canada's unemployment rate climbed to 6.7 percent in October, up from 6.5 percent in September, government data shows.

Employment conditions strengthened in October as job growth blew past economists' forecasts and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell.

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, keeping initial jobless claims near their lowest levels in 57 years.

A decline in new applications for unemployment benefits has offered further evidence of labor-market resilience ahead of the October jobs report.

The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1 percent, coming in below the consensus estimate of 4.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is near a 57-year low, government data show.

The U.S. labor market remains sturdy as fewer layoffs keep weekly unemployment claims near historically low levels, government data show.

Those figures fell sharply when the reporting system was phased out, and workers were integrated into unemployment insurance.

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits and U.S. firms announcing layoffs declined recently, key data that precede the September jobs report show.

They also see the median unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1 percent in 2027, 2028, and 2029.

The number of Americans filing unemployment benefit claims has fallen below 200,000 for the fifth time this year, according to new government data.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dipped last week, signaling persistently low layoffs in the U.S. labor market.

Unemployment claims have remained in a tight, historically low range of 189,000 to 230,000 throughout the year.

The long-term unemployment rate—those who are out of work for 27 weeks or longer as a share of the total unemployed—has been steadily climbing since early 2023.

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week, ahead of the highly anticipated annual payroll revisions.

The unemployment rate fell last month to 4.1 percent, suggesting economic resilience despite higher energy costs.

March's unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent in British Columbia, which saw 19,000 jobs lost across several industries.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained at historically low levels last week, as layoffs remain subdued.

"Nevertheless, the risk of a more pronounced slowing in the labor market with a sharper rise in unemployment remains."

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party claims that China’s unemployment rate was only 5 percent in June, the most recent data available.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits eased from last week's four-month high as the job market continues to hold steady.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits remained stable at the start of August, pointing to a stable national labor market.

The House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Work and Welfare holds a hearing on reclaiming “forgotten” fraudulent pandemic unemployment funds frozen by banks at 10 a.m. ET on March 5.  

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, as the labor market continues along at a brisk pace, new government data show.

ET on Feb. 3 to announce charges in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving more than 100 stolen identities used to obtain more than $1 million in SNAP and COVID-19 unemployment benefits across more than half a dozen states.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits declined sharply to the lowest level in four weeks, new government data show.

The number of Americans filing for state unemployment benefits climbed above economists' expectations, jumping last week to the highest level since February.

Canada's job statistics exceeded the predictions of economists for July, with the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level in two years.