Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months
- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to 219,000 last week, the lowest level in four months, as reported by the Labor Department.
- Jobless claims slid by 12,000 for the week of September 14, which is below analyst forecasts of 230,000 new filings.
- The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits decreased by 14,000 to about 1.83 million for the week of September 7, the fewest since early June.
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