Stock futures hold gains after jobless report

Oct. 9, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures are holidng their gains after the U.S. Labor Department reports a decline in weekly unemployment benefit claims that matched projections....

U.S. jobless claims fall

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance declined by 21,000 during the week ending Nov. 29, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Jobless claims rise by 27,000 in week

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- First-time claims for unemployment insurance jumped by 27,000 during the week ending Nov. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

First time jobless claims hold steady

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance were unchanged at 479,000 during the week ending Oct. 25, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

U.S. jobless claims drop by 20,000 in week

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance dropped by 20,000 during the week ending Oct. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

U.S. jobless claims drop in week

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance dropped by 10,000 during the week ending Aug. 9, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

U.S. jobless claims rise in week by 7,000

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance rose by 7,000 during the week ending Aug. 2, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

U.S. jobless claims jump in week

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance jumped dramatically during the week ending July 26, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

U.S. jobless claims rise

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance increased during the week ending July 19, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Initial jobless claims declined in week

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance declined during the week ending July 5, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Initial jobless claims rose in week

WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance increased during the week ending June 28, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

First-time U.S. jobless claims steady

WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance were unchanged during the week ending June 21, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Initial jobless claims dropped during week

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance declined during the week ended June 14, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

First-time jobless claims jump by 25,000

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance regained momentum after a week of decline, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

New U.S. jobless claims increase

WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance increased during the week ending May 24, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

Jobless claims jump during week

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- First-time claims for unemployment insurance jumped by 35,000 in the week ending April 26, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.