The most accurate tool to track job losses in the economy has been postponed for a second week in a row, but a little legwork finds that layoffs are still surprisingly low even in these economically uncertain times. A pair of Wall Street firms estimate ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Initial applications for jobless benefits in the US dropped by the most in nearly four years, reversing an unusually large jump in the prior week and consistent with low levels of layoffs in ...

Downward revisions to hiring stats earlier this month dramatically darkened economists' views of the labor market. But other data continue to suggest there hasn't been a big rise in layoffs. Last week, just over 191,000 Americans initiated unemployment ...

Long layoff lines appear to be a thing of the past. The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of May jumped to a four-month high, but not because businesses are laying off more workers. The timing of the Memorial Day holiday was ...