Shobhana Chandra

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

Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating the U.S. job market remains healthy.

Almost one of every four employees loses interest in an opening if they don’t hear back from a prospective employer within a week of being interviewed.