Weekly jobless claims

Expiring federal and state relief benefits are taking billions of dollars a week out of the economy.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels. With confirmed infections having neared 60,000 in the past week, the highest level since July, many consumers have been unable or reluctant to shop, travel, dine […]

It's another week of evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery.

The latest sign of a flagging recovery comes two days after President Donald Trump cut off talks over a new rescue aid package.

The Labor Department’s report suggests that companies are still cutting a historically high number of jobs.

Jobless claims have held steady at just over 800,000 in recent weeks.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000.

And 13.3 million people are continuing to receive traditional jobless benefits.

The number of initial claims has exceeded 1 million most weeks since late March.

A rising number of people who have lost jobs say they consider their loss to be permanent.