US applications for jobless benefits jump to 231,000 last week, the most in 2 months. February 5, 2026 at 7:56 am Staff Top Stories Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years Post expires at 8:11am on Friday February 6th, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *You may use these HTML tags and attributes:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Previous Story Finland women’s Olympic hockey game vs. Canada postponed after stomach virus depletes roster Next Story Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats’ video about ‘illegal orders’