Applications For Unemployment Aid Fell Last Week To 395k

Source: AP / The Washington Post The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market may be improving slowly after a recent slump. Applications for unemployment aid dropped by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 395,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Applications had been above 400,000 for the previous 17 weeks. The four-week average, a less-volatile figure, fell to 405,000, its sixth straight decline and [...]