US weekly jobless claims fall less than expected

U.S. applications for jobless benefits remain at recent healthy levels, falling to 227,000 last week

Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.

Layoffs and unemployment are quite low, actually, says BLS

Applications for jobless aid for the week fell by 5,000 to 227,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

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US weekly jobless claims fall less than expected

U.S. applications for jobless benefits falls to 227,000 last week, remaining at recent healthy levels

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years.