According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment fell in eight states month-over-month in December.

By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - British unemployment is likely to rise to its highest since 2015 this year, partly due to a rising minimum wage and last year's increase in a tax on employers,

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in California last week compared with the week prior.

Only California and Washington, D.C., have higher jobless rates as the New Jersey businesses continue to shed thousands of positions.

Florida has one of the stingiest jobless benefits systems, paying a maximum $275 per week. Some GOP lawmakers want to put up more hurdles.

Wall Street rebounded strongly on Friday (February 6) after two shaky weeks that left the major indices close to a negative year-to-date. The Dow soared about 1,000 points and over 2% after a tech selloff earlier in the week, while the S&P and Nasdaq were also up near 2%.