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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by more than 200 points -- or 0.64% -- as of noon Eastern time on Thursday while the S&P 500 was up by 0.8%.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 238,000 for the week ended Jan. 29, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined for the third straight week.

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but remained at levels associated with tightening labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 23,000 to a...

The Woo gang members were able to fleece some $4.3 million from the COVID-19 unemployment program between March 2020 and October 2021 as part of the scam.

Last year, virtually every Republican governor opted out of the Biden administration’s unemployment bonus, which paid millions of people more than they made by working.

Fewer Americans are collecting unemployment benefits than at any time in the last half-century, according to federal government data. The number of jobless claims dropped by 17,000 to 232,000 for the week ending on Feb. 19, the Department of Labor...

America's jobs recovery didn't lose steam in the new year with a key measure of jobless claims dropping to its lowest level since March 1970, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Elon Musk says Tesla will do nothing to stop United Auto Workers (UAW) from holding a union vote at the company's Fremont, California factory. In a tweet, the company chief said Tesla's real challenge in the Bay Area is negative unemployment, so it...

Elon Musk says Tesla will do nothing to stop United Auto Workers (UAW) from holding a union vote at the company's Fremont, California factory. In a tweet, the company chief said Tesla's real challenge in the Bay Area is negative unemployment, so it...

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low number of layoffs across the economy.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs continue to fall amid a strong job market rebound. Jobless claims fell by 15,000 to 214,000 for the week ending March 12, down from the previous week’s 229,000, the Labor...

Unemployment has returned to near pre-pandemic levels for much of the nation, hitting about 3.8% in January. But in New York City, it’s 7.6%, double the national rate, among the worst of all major US cities and nearly twice the pre-COVID level....

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the US job market continues to show strength in the midst of rising costs and an ongoing virus pandemic.

Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This tweet: We say: Ha! If the economy today were as “bad” as when Trump “mismanaged” it did, there’d be scant inflation, record-low unemployment, a runaway stock market and red-hot...

The six suspects, members and associates of the Brooklyn-based "Bamalife" gang, financed their violence through drug dealing and bank and unemployment fraud, according to an indictment.

More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years.

Higher levels correlated with a reduced risk of being laid off and shorter periods of unemployment compared to men with less testosterone.

The strong labor market has given us near record low unemployment, higher wages -- and an unfortunate uptick in the number of reports of job seekers getting scammed.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose by the most in nearly a year as 27,000 submitted jobless claims during the week that started with Memorial Day — adding to fears that the economy is sliding. The Labor Department said...