Job growth was stronger than expected to start 2026, providing some relief to concerns about the state of the U.S. labor ...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely picked up in January, supported by fewer layoffs in ...

US payrolls increased by 130,000 in January, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.3%, indicating labor market ...

More Americans are out of work than there were this time last year, with certain states seeing unemployment rates well above the national average. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently ...

Alabama is the top state with the largest decline in filings for unemployment claims. WalletHub created its rankings of states assessing changes in unemployment claims for specific weeks.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Wisconsin last week compared with the week prior.

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2025, the national unemployment rate for the United States was 4.3%. While 22,000 new jobs were added in August, led by ...

In this era of economic uncertainty — with cost-affecting tariffs, high prices at grocery stores and hefty rents — the prospect of unemployment is all the more frightening. Some cities, though, are ...

Economists have viewed the U.S. labor market as resilient in recent months, but some warn that cracks have started to emerge – including among the country's Black workforce. The unemployment rate ...