USA jobless claims edge up 3000 to 241000

First-time claims for United States unemployment benefits saw a modest increase in the week ended June 17th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.

The number of people already collecting unemployment cheques - 1.94 million - totaled less than two million for the 10th straight week.

Oneida - 4.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent in April but up from 4.4 percent in May of previous year. As the number of employed residents rose, the number of unemployed also increased by 65 to 3,851.

Compared to May a year ago, the labor force had a net increase of 1,687. The number of employed grew by 7,140, and there were 883 fewer unemployed.

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For the period, the local non-agriculture job count in the Utica-Rome metro area rose 1,100 - 0.9 percent - to 128,000.

Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.5 percent in April and May. The respective unemployment rates were 5.7 and 5.3 percent, DOL said. Most of the increase came in accommodations and food services and health care and social assistance. There were 2,600 people working last month and 2,400 in May 2016. Employers have added jobs at a steady pace this year, though somewhat slower than in 2016, and the unemployment rate is at a 16-year low of 4.3 per cent. The job growth came in leisure and hospitality and financial activities, along with the goods-producing sector, which includes manufacturing and construction. Employment over the past year in metro Chattanooga grew by almost 3.2 percent, or 7,793 net new jobs.

Herkimer - 5.1 percent, down from 5.8 percent in April but up from 4.8 percent in May of past year.

Meanwhile, Georgia's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for May was 4.9 percent, down from 5 percent in April.