Us Unemployment Rate

US June jobs report set to show slow hiring, strain from Trump's policies

Notices of impending layoffs - filed by businesses as required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - jumped by 61 per cent in May, to the highest level since October 2020

US jobless claims dip, but rising benefit rolls hint higher unemployment

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 236,000 for the week ended June 21, the Labor Department said on Thursday

US Fed holds rates steady, cites risk of higher inflation, unemployment

The Fed's policy rate has been unchanged since December as officials struggle to estimate the impact of President Donald Trump's import tariffs

US adds 151,000 jobs in February, unemployment surges to reach 4.1%

US employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants. The Labour Department reported Friday that hiring was up from a revised 125,000 in January. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 per cent. The job market has been remarkably resilient over the past year despite high interest rates. Despite rising concerns about the health of the economy, momentum remains positive,' Lydia Boussour, senior economist at the tax and consulting firm EY, wrote in a commentary. Billionaire Elon Musk's purge of federal workers was not expected to have much impact on the February jobs numbers. The Labour Department conducted its survey of employers too early in the month for the Department of Government Efficiency layoffs to show up. The American job market has remained remarkably resilient, but it has cooled from the red-hot hiring of 2021-2023. Employers ad

US weekly unemployment claims rise marginally to 219,000: Labour dept

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended February 15, the Labor Department said

US weekly unemployment claims increase marginally to 223,000: Labour dept

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the week ended Jan 18

US weekly jobless claims fall 1,000 to 219,000: Labour department

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended Dec. 21, the Labor Department said

US weekly unemployment claims unexpectedly fall 22,000 to 220,000

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 220,000 for the week ended Dec 14

Hit by storms & labour union strikes, US payrolls increase by just 12,000

Nonfarm payrolls increased 12,000 last month, and hiring over the previous two months was weaker than previously thought, suggesting the underlying labor market continues to cool

US weekly jobless claims drop by 15,000 to 227,000: Labour department

The labour department said that initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 227,000 for the week ended Oct.19

US weekly unemployment claims unexpectedly fall 19,000 to 241,000

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 19,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 241,000 for the week ended Oct. 12

Share Market Today: RBI MPC meet, Q2 earnings, Middle East war, Oil, FIIs

At 6:40 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were trading 89 points higher at 25,262 levels, suggesting a robust opening for the markets.

US job growth likely steady in Sept, unemployment rate expected at 4.2%

The labour market, however, is likely to experience some brief turbulence after Hurricane Helene devastation

Weekly unemployment claims fall unexpectedly to 227,000: US labour dept

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 227,000 for the week ended Aug. 10, the Labour Department said

US jobs data fallout: Recession fears add to IT services sector concerns

Market sources and media reports concur that today's global sell-off may trigger an early rate cut by the US Federal Reserve

US unemployment rate hits 4.3% in July as job growth slows considerably

The employment report also showed increase in annual wages last month was smallest in more than three years, effectively sealing the case for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates in September

US job openings edge lower in June, labour resilience underpinning economy

Job openings have been steadily declining since hitting a record 12.182 mn in March 2022 as demand moderates in response to the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes

US economic growth seen picking up in 2nd quarter, inflation subsiding

The economy, which continues to outperform its global peers despite hefty rate hikes from the Fed in 2022 and 2023, remains supported by a resilient labor market even as the unemployment rate has rise

Job growth moderates in June; unemployment rises to 4.1%: US Labor dept

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 206,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its closely watched employment report on Friday

US job growth expected to slow down, unemployment rate to remain steady

Financial markets remain optimistic the Fed could start its easing cycle in September after aggressively tightening monetary policy in 2022 and 2023