Jobless claim applications declined by 22,000 to 220,000 for the week of Dec. 14, according to the Labor Department.

The number of people filing for initial unemployment benefits last week fell 22,000 from the previous seven-day period to a ...

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill eliminating cuts to railroad unemployment benefits, sending the legislation to President ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, almost reversing the ...

The U.S. Senate passed a bill to end a 5.7 percent reduction in railroaders' unemployment and sickness benefits on Wednesday.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 242,000 for the week ended Dec. 7, ...

The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time reached a seasonally adjusted 242,000 last week, its ...

Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to a two-month high last week, at a time around the end-of-year holidays when ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin 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 ...

Senators voted to restore the 26 weeks of unemployment benefits residents were eligible for before they were cut to 20 weeks ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Missouri rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department ...