Unemployment News

10:40 AM EST
2/9/2012 Unemployment claims fall to near four-year lowInitial unemployment claims fell by 15,000 to 359,000 during the latest week, a level near the four-year low hit in January, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The number was better than economists' expectations for 370,000, down from the prior week's 373,000.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Labor, Unemployment

10:27 AM EST
2/3/2012 Employers added 243,000 jobs in JanuaryEmployers added 243,000 jobs in January, an increase over the 203,000 jobs added in December, the U.S. Department of Labor reported on Friday. Hiring was stronger than expected and many economists were surprised.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Employment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Unemployment

3:19 PM EST
2/2/2012 Challenger: January brought increase in job cutsPlanned job cuts by employers for January totaled 53,486, an increase of 28 percent from December, according to a report from outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Employment

12:04 PM EST
2/2/2012 Initial unemployment claims continue slow improvementInitial unemployment claims fell by 12,000 during the week ending Jan. 28 to 367,000 from the previous week’s tally of 379,000. The less volatile four-week moving average was 375,750, down by 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 377,750.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Employment

10:27 AM EST
1/26/2012 Initial unemployment claims rise by 21,000Initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 21 rose by 21,000 to 377,000, compared with the previous week's revised figure of 356,000, the U.S. Department of Labor said.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Employment

3:37 PM EST
1/24/2012 International Labor Organization finds world labor market has worsened from last yearThe outlook for the global labor market is worse for 2012 than it was in 2011 when one in three workers or an estimated 1.1 billion people, either were unemployed or living in poverty, the International Labour Organization (ILO) says.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy

11:11 AM EST
1/19/2012 First time unemployment claims drop to 352,000Initial unemployment claims dropped to 352,000 during the week ending Jan. 14, their lowest level in nearly four years. The less volatile four-week moving average was 379,000, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 382,500.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Employment

5:47 PM EST
1/18/2012 UK unemployment hits record 17-year highUnemployment in the United Kingdom rose by 118,000 in the three month to November to 2.69 million to reach a new 17-year high of 8.4 percent, the highest rate since January 199, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy

10:53 AM EST
1/12/2012 U.S. unemployment claims rise to 399,000Initial unemployment claims went back up again during the week ending Jan. 7 to 399,000 after weeks of dropping, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. The less volatile four-week moving average was also up.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Employment

5:23 PM EST
1/6/2012 U.S. unemployment claims drop to 372,000First time claims for unemployment compensation benefits during the week ending Dec. 31 dropped by 15,000 from the previous week to 372,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Unemployment, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Employment