The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported an increase in initial unemployment claims filed in Ohio for the week ending July 5, 2025, according to data shared with the U.S.

Positive and negative signals coming out of the economy have experts questioning the direction of the U.S. labor market.

Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

Initial jobless claims measure the number of people who file for unemployment for the first time in a given week. In the week ...

Initial applications for U.S. unemployment benefits saw a surprising slight drop during the week ending July 5, according to ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 227,000 for the week ended July 4, the ...