By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, ...

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the unemployment rate ticks up both nationally and locally, some industry experts expressed concern while another noted it ...

The unemployment rate accelerated faster than expected in November, according to delayed Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday, an anticipated insight into what Wall Street had expected to ...

The national construction unemployment rate decreased to 5.0% in December 2025, down 0.2% from the previous year. Sixty percent of states reported lower construction unemployment rates compared to ...