Patricia Laya
ReporterPatricia Laya is a reporter with Bloomberg.
Patricia Laya is a reporter with Bloomberg.
In February, private payrolls climbed by 298,000, the most since April 2014, after a revised 261,000 gain in January, according to new data from the ADP Research Institute.
The fewest Americans in almost 44 years filed applications to collect unemployment benefits last week, indicating the job market continues to power forward.
Jobless claims rose by 5,000 to 239,000 in the week ended Feb. 11, a report from the Labor Department shows.
Employers added the most workers in four months while wage growth slowed more than projected, suggesting some slack remains in the labor market.
Jobless claims rose by 22,000 to a four-week high of 259,000 in the period ended Jan. 21, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington.
Jobless claims declined by 15,000 to 234,000 in the week ended Jan. 14, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington.
Jobless claims increased by 21,000 to 275,000 in the week ended Dec. 17, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday.
Claims still near 2016 weekly average of about 263,000
Jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 251,000 in the period ended Nov. 19, a Labor Department report showed Wednesday.
The fewest Americans since 1973 filed for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the U.S. labor market is getting tighter.