Jobless Claims Likely to Remain Higher This Spring

  By Casey Quinlan After a few weeks of steady drops, jobless claims reached a two-month peak last week, signaling this week’s claims may be higher than in the past few weeks. The news of sharply rising jobless claims last week combined with a disappointing March...

Jobless Claims Rise But General Trend Remains Positive

    By Casey Quinlan Initial Jobless Claims rose this week but the general trend shows claims are consistently dropping and employers are beginning to hire again. After four straight weeks of drops in jobless claims, the number rose to  362,000 claims. The four-week...

Initial Jobless Claims Drop to 2008 Levels

Initial jobless claims have fallen to pre-financial meltdown levels. Economists say the return to 2008 jobless claim numbers signals a return to a stronger job market. The substantial drop in claims trails a positive jobs report in month of January, which has sparked...