Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: applications, Business, consumers, economists, Economy, employee, employer, inflation, job market, Labor Department, unemployment aid

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The figures came one day before the government is expected to report that January marked another solid month for hiring. Unemployment applications fell 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, the Labor Department said [...]

Unemployment aid applications drop to 9-month low

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 8, 2011
Tags: consumer confidence, Economy, jobs, labor, Labor Department, Manufacturing, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits, washington

WASHINGTON — A steady decline in the number of Americans applying for weekly unemployment benefits is the latest signal that the U.S. economy has strengthened and businesses may be poised to step up hiring. Applications fell last week fell to a seasonally adjusted 381,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the lowest level since late [...]

Claims for unemployment aid dip but remain high

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 27, 2011
Tags: americans, barclays capital, Economy, hiring, job growth, jobs, labor, Labor Department, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week, though not by enough to suggest that hiring is picking up. Weekly applications for unemployment benefits declined 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 402,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the fourth drop in six weeks. Still, the four-week average, a less volatile [...]

More people sought unemployment aid last week

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 6, 2011
Tags: applications, credit suisse securities, Economy, Insight Economics, institute for supply management, job growth, job market, jobs, labor, Labor Department, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, a sign that the job market remains weak. Weekly applications increased by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 401,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The modest gain comes after applications plummeted by 33,000 in the previous week. The drop partly reflected [...]

Verizon strike boosts unemployment aid requests

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 25, 2011
Tags: benefits, Economy, labor, Labor Department, layoffs, Recession, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits, unemployment rate, verizon, verizon strike, washington

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week. But it was pushed up by thousands of Verizon workers who were on strike. The Labor Department says weekly applications rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 417,000, the highest level in five weeks. Excluding the striking workers, the report suggests layoffs aren’t increasing. [...]

Unemployment aid applications tick down to 400K

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 4, 2011
Tags: americans, benefits, economists, job, job market, labor, Labor Department, manufacturers, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week, a sign the job market may be improving slowly. The Labor Department says that applications for unemployment benefits edged down 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 400,000. That’s the lowest level in four months. The previous week’s figure was revised upward from 398,000 to [...]

Unemployment aid applications stuck at high level

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 9, 2011
Tags: applications for unemployment, Congress, economic recovery, employers, higher gas prices, job growth, job market, jobs, labor, Labor Department, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits hardly changed for a second straight week, stuck at a high level that points to a slowing job market. Weekly unemployment benefit applications ticked up 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 427,000 last week, the Labor Department said. It marked the ninth straight week in which applications [...]

Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 21, 2011
Tags: applications, economists, Economy, ford motor co., jobs, labor, Labor Department, MFR inc, nissa, Recession, toyota motor co, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, partly reversing a sharp jump in applications the previous week. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 403,000 in the week ending April 16. The decline comes after applications rose 31,000 a [...]

Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 7, 2011
Tags: benefit applications, benefits, employers, hiring, jobs, labor, Labor Department, layoffs, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits, workers

WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and employers may be hiring more workers. The Labor Department said Thursday the number of people seeking benefits dropped 10,000 to 382,000 in the week ending April 2. That’s the third drop in four weeks. The four-week average of [...]

Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 24, 2011
Tags: americans, applications, economists, Economy, labor, Labor Department, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits, washington
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WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans requested unemployment benefits last week, pushing the average number of applications over the past four weeks to the lowest level in more than two and a half years. Applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 22,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 391,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the third [...]

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