Americans filing for unemployment benefits hit highest level in four months amid Iran war uncertainty

Layoffs remain relatively subdued by historical standards, suggesting that the US labor market is still holding up amid ...

US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected; labor market remains stable

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended May 30.
New York Post

Weekly new jobless claims dip but unemployment rate likely remains high

Americans filed fewer new claims for jobless benefits last week in a surprise dip, signaling layoffs remain low — but don’t pop the champagne yet. The unemployment rate likely remained stubbornly high ...

Labor Dept. demands banks freeze nearly $1B in fraudulent COVID benefits

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department demanded Thursday that banks freeze almost $1 billion in fraudulently obtained unemployment ...
Nextgov

Warren, Sanders push Labor on plans to create a centralized unemployment ‘starting point’

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are asking the Labor Department for more information following reporting from Nextgov/FCW that Labor is planning to test out a more ...
NBC New York

Labor Department report shows slowdown in U.S. jobs as unemployment ticks up

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring ...