US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since AprilNew jobless claims in the U.S. saw a significant rise last week. However, the total number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits dro...
11 Dec, 2025, 08.00 PM IST
US jobless benefit rolls hit two-month high amid shutdown delay: Labor DepartmentAccording to updated data released Tuesday, continued claims — those filed by people receiving benefits after their first week — rose to 1....
18 Nov, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically lowIn the United States, unemployment claims saw a slight increase last week. The Labor Department reported 235,000 new applications. However,...
21 Aug, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
US applications for jobless benefits up modestly but remain at a healthy levelJobless claims saw a slight increase last week, signaling a potential softening in the labor market amid economic uncertainties. Despite re...
07 Aug, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fallIn US, jobless claims saw an unexpected dip last week. This suggests the labor market is stable. The Labor Department reported a decrease t...
24 Jul, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
US weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly in latest weekInitial jobless claims unexpectedly fell to 227,000, indicating employers are holding onto workers despite signs of a cooling labor market....
10 Jul, 2025, 06.10 PM IST
US applications for jobless benefits fall to 213,000, remaining near 7-month lowsNew unemployment applications in the U.S. dipped to near seven-month lows, indicating a still-robust job market. Applications fell to a sea...
21 Nov, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5%A Chinese professor's public claim that youth unemployment in China may have reached nearly 50% has reignited concerns about official stati...
20 Jul, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
UK unemployment climbs to 4.1% on virus falloutThe rate grew to 4.1 percent in the three months to the end of July from 3.9 percent the previous quarter, the Office for National Statisti...
15 Sep, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
China may hit funds roadblock over OBOR, says think tankThe Chinese market is flooded with uninsured wealth management instruments and zombie companies which, the think tank said, can derail OBOR...
30 May, 2017, 06.26 AM IST
- Gold seen advancing as slowing growth fuels stimulus optimism
The gold rose 0.1 per cent to $1,613.25 an ounce, after touching $1,618.80, the highest level since July 31. Silver was little changed at $...
09 Aug, 2012, 06.50 PM IST
- UK unemployment soars to 2.62 million
UK unemployment jumped in the third quarter as joblessness among young people climbed above 1 million for the first time since at least 199...
17 Nov, 2011, 03.38 AM IST
- Spain's jobless rises 84,985 in Aug vs July
Spanish jobless claims rose in August for the first time in four months as a slowdown in the tourism industry and the end of summer hiring ...
02 Sep, 2009, 12.46 PM IST
- UK unemployment numbers touch 2.38 mn
The number of unemployed people in the UK climbed to 2.38 million in the three months to May pushing the jobless rate to 7.6 per cent, repo...
15 Jul, 2009, 04.07 PM IST
- British unemployment rate climbs to 7.2 pc
Britain's unemployment rate hit 7.2 per cent in the three months to April as the number of people claiming jobless benefits jumped to 2.26 ...
17 Jun, 2009, 06.27 PM IST
- Over 21 lakh jobs lost in US since Dec 2007
More than 21 lakh individuals have become jobless in the US ever since the world's largest economy entered into recession last December.
21 Dec, 2008, 10.28 AM IST
- Jobless growth in Spain outpaces rest of EU, nears 3 million
The number of registered unemployed in Spain rose to nearly three million people last month as unemployment continued to grow at a faster p...
02 Dec, 2008, 06.34 PM IST