US filings for jobless benefits rise as economists call the market ‘low-hire, low-fire’ - The unemployment rate remains at a low 4.3%, but many are left struggling to secure new employment ...

Initial claims rose 5,000 to 210,000. That's the number that will run across financial media today. It's also almost entirely irrelevant. Here's why. The raw, unadjusted claims count actually fell ...