The U.S. unemployment system is not prepared for a recession, with some states having failed to raise their maximum weekly ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the national nonfarm unemployment rate in August 2025 landed at 4.3%, slightly higher than July's 4.2%. Reuters listed reasons commonly cited by ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday, May 1. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, ...

Employment rates continue to struggle all over the country. The approximately 7.2 million people in the U.S. unemployed during the last week of August pushed the nationwide average up 3.5% ...