Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level since 1969 — but there are disturbing trends below the ...

U.S. applications for jobless benefits tumbled to the lowest level in decades last week as layoffs remain historically low ...

First-time applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since 1969, signaling layoffs remain muted in a stable labor market.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in late April sank to a 57-year low, underscoring the remarkably low level of layoffs in the U.S. economy amid heavy turbulence. So-called ...