Unemployment
Jobless Claims Rise Above Expectation to Highest Level in a Month
First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 351,000 for the week ending Sept. 18, a rise of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level of 335,000.
Jobless Claims Rise as Pandemic Fears and Supply Chain Crunch Weigh on Recovery
First-time filings for unemployment insurance-a proxy for layoffs-came in at 332,000 for the week ending Sept. 11, a rise of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level of 310,000.
Household Income of Americans Fell in 2020 for First Time Since 2011: Census Bureau
The median household income was $67,521 in 2020, a decrease of 2.9 percent from the 2019 median of $69,560 and the first significant decline since 2011, the Census said in its findings published Sept. 14.
Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Unemployment Data Release
Wall Street futures edged up on Thursday as investors looked to the weekly jobless claims filings.
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Fresh Pandemic-Era Low
First-time filings for unemployment insurance, a proxy for layoffs, came in at 340,000 for the week ending Sept. 2. This is the lowest weekly claims figure since March 14, 2020, when 256,000 people filed for unemployment.
Millions of Americans Set to Lose Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Next Week, No Signs of States Extending
Around 7.5 million Americans are set to fall off a "benefits cliff" as the September cutoff looms for the federal pandemic unemployment programs.
Number of Americans Filing for Unemployment Edges Up After 4 Weeks of Declines
The number of American workers filing for unemployment edged up last week following four consecutive weeks of declines
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic-Era Low
After surging to a series high of 6.2 million weekly claims in April 2020, initial filings have fallen steadily, aside from several minor upticks, though they remain well above the pre-pandemic weekly average of around 220,000.
Unemployment Claims Fall to New Pandemic-Era Low But Remain Historically High
Initial filings for unemployment insurance, a proxy for layoffs, came in at 385,000 for the week ended July 31, a drop of 14,000 over the previous week's revised level, the Labor Department said in a release Thursday.
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McDonald's Franchisees Blame Hiring Challenges on Unemployment Benefits and Say an 'Inflationary Time Bomb' Will Force Them to Hike Big Mac Prices
The National Owners Association, an independent group of McDonald's franchisees, sent a letter to its members on Sunday that blamed hiring challenges on the "perverse effects of the current unemployment benefits."
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Jump the Most Since March as America's Labor-Market Recovery Falters
New claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 965,000.