Tag: Unemployment

The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. Economists had expected a tick in jobless claims up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims hold steady at ultra-low 254,000

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2016 12:32 pm

June's job gains exceeded economists' expectations for around 180,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 8, 2016 12:32 pm

New applications for unemployment have been trending down in recent weeks.

Jobless claims fall to 254,000, lowest since April

Joseph Lawler · July 7, 2016 12:32 pm

The nontraditional tools Loretta Mester was referencing include the Fed pushing its interest rate target all the way to zero and then engaging in large-scale bond purchases, or quantitative easing. (AP Photo)

Fed official warns of risks of waiting too long to raise rates

Joseph Lawler · July 1, 2016 4:22 pm

The report was right in line with the expectations of private-sector economists. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Jobless claims edge up to still-low 268,000

Joseph Lawler · June 30, 2016 4:40 pm

For most of 2015 and 2016, jobless claims have provided one of the most encouraging signs that the U.S. economic recovery still has momentum. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims fall to 259,000, lowest since April

Joseph Lawler · June 23, 2016 12:32 pm

First-time jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variations, had spiked up near 300,000 in early May, but then drifted back down to historically low levels. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jobless claims rise to 277,000, ending falling streak

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2016 12:32 pm

Economists had expected jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variations, to edge up from 267,000 the previous week to 270,000. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Jobless claims drop for fourth straight week to 264,000

Joseph Lawler · June 9, 2016 12:32 pm

There were 5.788 million advertised job vacancies in the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, up from 5.67 million the month before and the same peak that was reached in July of last year. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg, File)

Job openings hit record high in April even as hiring dropped

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2016 2:27 pm

Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work

Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2016 12:48 pm

Janet Yellen's comments are among the last from Fed officials before their highly anticipated June monetary policy meeting. (AP Photo)

Yellen calls jobs report ‘disappointing’

Joseph Lawler · June 6, 2016 4:54 pm

Obama report card: C for bad jobs report, Trump tantrum

Paul Bedard · June 4, 2016 11:05 am