Unemployment

Economists had expected jobless claims, which are adjusted for seasonal variations, to edge up from 267,000 the previous week to 270,000. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Jobless claims drop for fourth straight week to 264,000

Joseph Lawler · June 9, 2016 12:32 pm

There were 5.788 million advertised job vacancies in the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, up from 5.67 million the month before and the same peak that was reached in July of last year. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg, File)

Job openings hit record high in April even as hiring dropped

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2016 2:27 pm

Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work

Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2016 12:48 pm

Janet Yellen's comments are among the last from Fed officials before their highly anticipated June monetary policy meeting. (AP Photo)

Yellen calls jobs report ‘disappointing’

Joseph Lawler · June 6, 2016 4:54 pm

Obama report card: C for bad jobs report, Trump tantrum

Paul Bedard · June 4, 2016 11:05 am

Unemployment fell from 5 percent to 4.7 percent in May even as job growth nearly stalled out. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Why unemployment fell in May while job growth stalled

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2016 2:32 pm

The number of people working part-time because their hours were cut or because they couldn't find a full-time job rose by 468,000 to 6.4 million in May, according to the monthly jobs report. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Involuntary part-time employment soars in May

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2016 1:24 pm

The Verizon strike cost 35,000 jobs, according to the Bureau, but those jobs will be added back in future months. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Economy disappoints with 38,000 jobs in May, unemployment falls to 4.7 percent

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2016 12:31 pm

Analysts had expected jobless claims to remain just about steady at 267,000. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jobless claims fall for third straight week to 267,000

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2016 12:33 pm

Jobless claims, a leading indicator of the labor market's strength, had been running at historically low levels before a small spike up in early May. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jobless claims fall back to 268,000

Joseph Lawler · May 26, 2016 12:31 pm

Economists had expected jobless claims to fall back to around 275,000 after rising to 294,000 last week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims fall to 278,000 in mid-May, extending hot streak

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 12:32 pm

Federal Reserve officials, including Chairwoman Janet Yellen, have said that the U.S. economy is nearing full employment, but that some "slack" remains. (AP Photo)

Fed: Underemployment is worse than official stats suggest

Joseph Lawler · May 16, 2016 9:29 pm