WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, suggesting an improvement in the labor market after recent struggles, keeping an interest ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to a firming labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits ...

The US lost 23,000 jobs last month according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1%. US responds to Iranian video threatening Trump’s ...

Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Friday, June 5, mainly the release of the May jobs report, which includes such economic data as the ...

Fresh employment figures released on Thursday expose a diverging trajectory for the world's most prominent advanced economies, as severe hiring slowdowns in the US contrast with historic resilience in ...

A low number of layoffs is keeping the U.S. labor market steady this summer, the government reported on July 16. Initial jobless claims—the number of Americans filing applications for unemployment ...

Economic experts say the state’s unemployment rate has risen above the national average for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Southeastern counties have the highest unemployment rates.

At 3.7%, the Pennsylvania unemployment rate is once again below the U.S. rate, which remained unchanged at 4.1%. Pennsylvania's rate is two-tenths of a percentage point away from the ...