A hiring sign at a store in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits reached a four-month high, according to Department of Labor data released on June 4.
Initial jobless claims increased by 13,000 to 225,000 for the week ending May 30. This was the highest level since the first week of February, when the U.S. economy was digging out from a severe winter storm.
