Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as job cuts stay low

The total number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the week ending Nov. 15 rose 7,000 to 1.96 million, the ...

Fed in economic data hunt turns to the tried-and-true and also the new

Two weeks before the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting, with the federal government's data spigot closed, Atlanta Fed staff backstopped their view of the economy by analyzing how past surveys of ...
The Olympian

WA ongoing unemployment claims up by 20% as state grapples with backlog

Washington ongoing unemployment claims rise 20% year-over-year; backlog expands ESD launches 90-day call-center pilot to focus staff on claims processing Federal shutdown, now entering its fifth week, ...
Timesonline

Unemployment claims in Pennsylvania declined the week of Sept. 20

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 7 ...
Government Executive

Maryland Dems float unemployment insurance for federal workers during shutdown

On the eve of a potential government shutdown, Maryland Democrats are putting forth legislation to ensure excepted federal employees during the budget impasse can receive unemployment benefits. The ...
Montgomery Advertiser

Unemployment claims in Alabama declined last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,807 ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Unemployment claims in North Carolina declined last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...