Tag: Unemployment

New applications for unemployment insurance benefits dropped to 236,000 in the first week of May, the Department of Labor reported Thursday. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Fewest workers getting unemployment benefits in 28 years

Joseph Lawler · May 11, 2017 12:31 pm

Job seekers attend a job fair in New York. Tuesday's report, based on the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, includes figures about gross job creation, hiring, and layoffs that are not available in the monthly jobs report. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Manufacturing openings, hires rise to highest levels of the recovery

Joseph Lawler · May 9, 2017 2:13 pm

Bobby Scott said in reaction to the May jobs report that President Trump deserved no credit for the decline in unemployment. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Democrat: Trump ‘inherited’ good economy from Obama

Sean Higgins · May 5, 2017 6:20 pm

As the latest jobs report comes out Friday, the five fastest-growing sectors in the 12 months prior have been: temporary help, professional and technical services, construction, education and healthcare. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobs bounce back in April at 211,000, unemployment falls to 4.4 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2017 12:31 pm

Forecasters expected jobless claims to dip to 246,000, adjusted for seasonal variations, after unexpectedly rising to 257,000 the week before. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

New jobless claims plunge to 238,000, fewest getting benefits in 28 years

Joseph Lawler · May 4, 2017 12:31 pm

Low claims for unemployment insurance are a good sign for the economy. They indicate that layoffs are relatively rare. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims rise to 257,000, but workers getting unemployment benefits at a 17-year low

Joseph Lawler · April 27, 2017 12:31 pm

The Bureau of Labor Statistics that produces the monthly jobs report is at risk of making mistakes or being forced to delay its reporting due to a lack of funding. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Obama official: Agency in charge of jobs data ‘headed toward failure’

Joseph Lawler · April 21, 2017 1:49 pm

Forecasters had expected to jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variations, to tick down to 255,000. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

April sees the fewest people getting unemployment benefits since 2000

Joseph Lawler · April 20, 2017 12:34 pm

Forecasters had expected to jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variations, to tick down to 255,000. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Jobless claims stuck at second-lowest in 44 years

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2017 12:31 pm

Private-sector forecasters had expected jobless claims to fall to 262,000. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Job creation at seven-month high in February

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 2:20 pm

Fed chief says dropouts played a role in the decline in the unemployment rate in past years. (Melanie Maxwell /The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Unemployment rate can be ‘misleading’ because of labor force dropouts, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2017 10:20 pm

March's job growth was less than half of jobs produced in February, which was nearly 220,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Unemployment drop in March is ‘bad news’ for Trump, Politico says

Eddie Scarry · April 7, 2017 2:18 pm