Unemployment set to pass million
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Unemployment is to go back over a million in 2007, figures in Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report reveal.
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New applications for unemployment  benefits fell by 22,000 last week, but the number of workers  remaining on jobless aid rose to its highest level in more than  two years, government data on Thursday showed, pointing to a  weakening labor market as the economy slows.
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WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance went up by a seasonally adjusted 14,000 to 350,000 for the week ending Sept...
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The number of people claiming unemployment benefit last month fell by 6,100 to 830,200, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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The U.S. unemployment rate likely hit its highest in more than a year in December, evidence of the rising difficulties Americans face finding a job, according to economists polled by Reuters.
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The number of former workers continuing to receive state unemployment benefits fell by 16,000 to 2.79 million in the week ended November 6. The four-week average of continuing claims rose by 500 to 2.8 million.
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The number of new claims filed for jobless benefits rose a larger-than-expected 12,000 last week, taking a four-week average of initial filings to its highest in more than two years in a sign the labor market is softening.
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Employers showed a decent appetite to hire in May, boosting payrolls by 157,000, the most in two months. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent.
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The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate on domestic policy set for tonight.
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The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate set for tonight.
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Employers hired workers in 2004 at the fastest pace in five years, with overall payrolls rising by 2.2 million. December's job growth was a bit lower than expected, with the unemployment rate holding at 5.4 percent.
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay grew unexpectedly last week to 367,000, government data showed on Thursday, but the number of those continuing to file claims fell sharply to their lowest level since mid-2001.
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Will you be one of the millions forced to keep working for many more years?
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The number of Americans filing  first-time claims for unemployment benefits dipped to 334,000  last week, the government said on Thursday, matching  economists' forecasts.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels still pointing to a healthy labor market.
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An "unemployment" line of thousands  snaked through New York on Wednesday to mark jobs lost under  President Bush in a quiet protest a day after street scuffles  and the arrest of more than 1,000 demonstrators.
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About 3.6 million American workers ran out of unemployment insurance benefits last year, the most in at least three decades.