U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 201,000 for the week ended Jan. 4 ...

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Long-term Treasury yields were up Wednesday morning, as investors weighed a decline in initial jobless claims and an ADP report on U.S. employment that was softer than anticipated. The yield on the 10 ...

The week through Jan. 4 brought 201,000 initial jobless claims, compared with 211,000 a week earlier. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had been forecasting 215,000 initial claims.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 to 201,000 last week, falling to the lowest since February. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the first week of the new year fell to an 11-month low, the latest sign layoffs remain extremely low even as businesses cut back on hiring ...