Student loan forgiveness changes hit middle class hard: New bill counts jobless months, speeds up debt relief for laid-off workersNew student loan rules may help people who lose jobs. The plan could count no-payment months for loan forgiveness. This can help middle-cla...
04 May, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
US jobless aid filings fall to 189,000 despite economic headwinds and war in IranUS jobless claims dropped significantly last week, falling below 200,000. This occurred despite ongoing economic challenges, including the ...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
Donald Trump's approval rating on economy crashes to historic low. Check how Republican President is faring against Joe Biden, George W. Bush, Jimmy CarterDonald Trump approval rating: Trump’s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30 per cent in April from 38 per cent in a March, as per a ...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
US jobless claims fall last week as layoffs remain low despite global economic uncertaintyJobless claims in the U.S. have decreased, staying within recent years' levels. This comes as the Iran conflict creates global economic wor...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few yearsU.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that inject...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
US jobless aid filings fall to 202,000 as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty of Iran warJobless claims in the U.S. decreased last week. Layoffs remain low even as the job market cools and energy prices climb due to the Iran war...
02 Apr, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
US applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last weekU.S. unemployment benefit applications saw a slight decrease last week, settling at 209,000. This figure, while slightly above analyst expe...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
US applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to still-low 200,000Americans seeking unemployment benefits saw a slight increase last week. However, job cuts remain at historic lows. New applications for jo...
22 Jan, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
US applications fall again last week, remain at historically healthy levelU.S. unemployment benefit applications dropped to 214,000 last week, falling below analyst expectations and remaining at historically healt...
24 Dec, 2025, 08.39 PM IST
Jobless applications fall again despite Fed push on ratesJobless claims generally represent the number of U.S. layoffs. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out some of the weekly...
16 Feb, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
American unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic lowJobless claims rose 4,000 in Louisiana, evidence that Hurricane Ida has led to widespread job losses in that state. Ida will likely nick th...
16 Sep, 2021, 07.16 PM IST
US jobless claims reach a pandemic low as hiring strengthensJobless claims dropped by 14,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The weekly count has mostly fallen steadily since topping 900,000...
02 Sep, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
US jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic lowThe Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims rose 37,000 from the week before. As the job market has strengthened, the number of ...
17 Jun, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffsFor the week ending March 27, 3.7 million people were receiving traditional state unemployment benefits, the government said.
08 Apr, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes tollThe latest figures for jobless claims, issued Thursday by the Labor Department, remain at levels never seen until the virus struck. Before ...
14 Jan, 2021, 09.14 PM IST
US jobless claims fall below 1 mn last week for the 1st time but still remains highThe Labor Department said applications fell to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week. The decline suggests ...
13 Aug, 2020, 06.46 PM IST
36 million have sought US unemployment aid since Coronavirus hitRoughly 36 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the two months since the coronavirus first forced millions of businesses to clo...
14 May, 2020, 11.40 PM IST