Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 15,086 in the week ending March 8, down from 30,051 the week ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Maryland rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 2,704 in the week ending March 8, up from 2,585 the week before, the Labor Department said.

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