Jobless claims fell by 15,000 last week
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The number of workers applying for  unemployment aid fell unexpectedly by 15,000 last week,  government data on Thursday showed.
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The number of new people claiming for jobless benefits in the United States declined sharply last week, a sign that the recovery in the US labor marketmay be strengthening.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday first-time applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in four weeks.
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The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday, while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good news for the U.S. labor market.
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The number of Americans filing new   claims for jobless benefits edged down by 2,000 last week, the   government said on Thursday in a report showing stability in   the pace of layoffs.
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The number of Americans filing first claims for jobless pay fell 3,000 last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday in a report showing no impact from Hurricane Charley which struck Florida last Friday.
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New claims for U.S. jobless aid fell  by a bigger-than-expected 17,000 last week to the lowest level  since mid-July, government data showed on Thursday, but the  four-week average of claims changed little.
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The number of people filing an initial claim for US jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks.
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay fell by much more than expected last week to 317,000 in the steepest decline in three years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week although the decline was not viewed as evidence of an improving job market.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  for first-time jobless benefits fell a smaller-than-expected  27,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers claiming  an initial week of jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 8,000  last week to the lowest level in nearly four months, a  government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of people filing an initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 in the holiday-shortened week ended Oct. 16, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of workers filing initial  claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly by 21,000 last  week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting some  improvement in the health of the labor market.
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New applications for unemployment  benefits fell by 22,000 last week, but the number of workers  remaining on jobless aid rose to its highest level in more than  two years, government data on Thursday showed, pointing to a  weakening labor market as the economy slows.
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The number of U.S. workers signing  up for first-time jobless benefits fell to a seasonally  adjusted 308,000 last week, slightly lower than expected, a  government report on Thursday showed.