Employers across the U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November, beating economists' forecasts, new government data shows, even as new October figures revealed a loss of 105,000 jobs, a sign the labor market ...

The US labor market grew even more exclusive in November. Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, and the economy added 64,000 jobs last month, new data from the Bureau of Labor ...

A delayed jobs report showed U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, surpassing expectations, but downward revisions for the prior two months and an upward tick in unemployment tempered ...

Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%, confirming that labor market conditions were softening ...

People filing new unemployment claims this week, as well as eligible existing claimants, can now receive benefits for up to 30 weeks, up from the previous maximum benefit period of 26 weeks. An ...

Unemployment is always a major factor in any labor market. The often-cited unemployment rate represents people who are not currently employed and have been looking for a job for the past 30 days. The ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man says losing his job was devastating. But he didn’t realize trying to file for unemployment would also be frustrating. He says he filed months ago and has yet to receive ...

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Michigan's jobless can soon claim up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits — an increase from the current 20 weeks — and higher weekly payments after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 40 on ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order on Wednesday to increase unemployment benefits for workers who are impacted by Hurricane Helene and are struggling to make ends meets. The ...

An interest rate cut last week aimed to maintain job growth, experts said. Inflation bedeviled the U.S. economy for years, but a cooldown in price increases has shifted concern toward a different foe: ...