 at the glint over there in the kmg newsroom thank you matt unemployment numbers remain low but new numbers show a slight increase new signs of a softening labor market is jobless claims for the week ending july 13th increased by 20 000 last week the total number of americans collecting any kind of unemployment benefit increased for the 10th time in 11 weeks and more americans 1.87 million are collecting these benefits now than at any time since november 2021