The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits posted the largest increase in five months last week, but the underlying trend in claims remained consistent with a steadily slowing labor market.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but that likely does not signal a material shift in labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped 22,

Initial jobless claims for the week ended Feb. 22 rose 5K to 219K, modestly higher than the 215K consensus. The prior week's claims were revised up by 1K to 214

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years

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

First-time unemployment claims in Florida have fallen for a second week in a row.