Unemployment data mapped by Newsweek has revealed which states have seen the highest rises in claims since last year.

AndreyPopov / Getty Images Jobless claims are a statistic reported weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor that counts people filing to receive unemployment insurance benefits. There are two ...

Jobless claims—reported every Friday by the Department of Labor—are the total unemployment benefits applications filed during a given week. Jobless claims refer to the number of individuals ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting no material ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting no material ...

Initial jobless claims for the week ended Nov. 2 rose by 3K to 221K, slightly trailing the 223K consensus, from 218K in the ...

The Labor Department reported jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000; fewer than the 227,000 analysts forecast.

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits surged ... This is the highest level of initial claims since early August 2023. Economists polled by the Wall Street ...

The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 216,000 in the week ended October 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. This is the third straight decline in weekly claims. Claims are now ...

Claims of 219,000 increased by 3,000 from the previous week. Economists surveyed by FactSet were expecting claims of 218,000. The four-week moving average rose by 2,500 from the prior week to 222,500.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims jumped by 33,000 to 258,000 for the week of Oct. 3. That’s the most since Aug. 5, 2023 and well above the 229,000 ...

In the most recent update, jobless claims have fallen despite constant rumblings of layoffs and inflation fears. But what does this mean for the economy? We’ll try to decipher what’s happening ...