Jobs
US Initial Jobless Claims Slide to Lowest Level Since February
- Applications for benefits dropped to 216,000 last week
- Continuing claims declined to lowest level since July
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Applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since February, adding to evidence of a resilient labor market.
Initial jobless claims decreased by 13,000 to 216,000 in the week ended Sept. 2, Labor Department data showed Thursday. The figure was lower than all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists.