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3 days ago · The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but U.S. layoffs remain historically low despite signs of a softening labor market.

Jan 15, 2026 · Economic Report Jobless claims — aka layoffs — fall below 200,000. Labor market shows signs of bottoming out. Unemployment filings extremely low historically

Dec 31, 2025 · The slow hiring pace has brought job creation to near what economists estimate is the break-even rate that keeps the jobless rate from rising.

Dec 24, 2025 · New unemployment filings are actually lower at the end of this year than they were at the end of 2024. While it's great news that layoffs are low, the flip side is that most companies are not.

Sep 25, 2025 · Initial claims for unemployment insurance were well below expectations last week, helping to douse caution at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere that the labor market is in danger.

3 days ago · The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but US layoffs remain historically low despite signs of a softening labour market. US filings for jobless aid …

Jan 15, 2026 · U.S. filings for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 10 fell by 9,000 to 198,000, down from 207,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The figure was significantly …

Dec 16, 2025 · The jobless rate last month rose to 4.6 percent up from 4.4 percent in September, the last month for which officials had a full picture of the labor force before the weekslong government …