Shobhana Chandra
ReporterShobhana Chandra is a reporter with Bloomberg.
Shobhana Chandra is a reporter with Bloomberg.
Jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 243,000 in the week ended March 4, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday.
Jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 234,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday.
While America's workers keep getting hired at a solid pace, they're having difficulty finding sustained growth in their paychecks.
Jobless claims declined by 14,000 to 246,000 in the week ended Jan. 28, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington.
The 0.5% advance in the employment cost index followed a 0.6% gain in the previous three months, a Labor Department report showed Tuesday.
Jobless claims rose by 10,000 to 247,000 in the week ended Jan. 7 from the lowest level since 1973, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday in Washington.
The U.S. labor market turned in a solid performance at the end of 2016, putting job gains above 2 million for a sixth year as paychecks rose by the most during the current expansion.
Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reinforcing the picture of a healthy job market.
A steady job market signals employers were willing to keep hiring in the days before and after the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Wages rise less than estimated; manufacturing jobs decline