More than 1.9 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits in mid-October, the highest mark since early August, according to data from the Department of Labor. For the week ending Oct.

The delayed September jobs report is expected to show modest hiring gains as the labor market steadies after a mostly weak summer.

"The household survey wasn't conducted in October, so we're going to get half the employment report," Hassett said in an ...

The department’s “employment situation” report usually comes out the first Friday of the month. But the government shutdown disrupted data collection and delayed the release of the reports. For ...

Unemployment claims edged up in late October, offering the first labor snapshot since the government shutdown ended.

For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food and mortgage ...

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels remain in the College Football Playoff race heading into Week 9 with a pivotal matchup against No. 13 Oklahoma up next on the schedule. In what will be a battle ...

NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Brent Venables is very familiar with Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin. Kiffin, the Rebels’ coach since 2020, served as Alabama’s offensive coordinator from 2014 to 2016 when Venables was ...

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HONG KONG — As the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown narrows paths to entry for foreign science and technology workers, China is opening its doors wider — and drawing backlash from the ...