The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along.

According to the Labor Department, jobless claim applications decreased by 4,000 to 217,000 for the week of November 9.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in six months last week as layoffs remain ...

A smaller number of Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, according to the Department of Labor, a further sign of relative stability in the job market. The week through Nov. 9 ...

Initial jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 217,000 in the week ended November 9, the Labor Department said Thursday. It is the ...

Two San Bernardino County residents were arrested last week in connection with a scheme that reportedly bilked the California Employment Development Department and the United States Treasury out ...

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications fell by 12,000 to 216,000 for the week of Oct. 26. That’s fewer than the 227,000 analysts forecast. Weekly applications for ...

Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would rise by 4,000 to 220,000. Claims last week fell by a revised 10,000 to 218,000. That compared with the initial estimate of a ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended Oct. 26, the lowest level since May, the Labor Department said. The third straight ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that jobless claim applications dropped by 12,000 to 216,000 for the week ending October 26. This number is less than the 227,000 jobless claims ...

The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 216,000 in the week ended October 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. This is the third straight decline in weekly claims. Claims are now ...