US Jobless Claims Decline to Lowest Level Since Mid-April
A jobseeker holds a brochure during a job fair in Buffalo, New York.
Photographer: Lauren Petracca/BloombergApplications for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest since mid-April, remaining relatively subdued amid economic uncertainty.
Initial claims decreased by 6,000 to 216,000 in the week ended Nov. 22. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 225,000 applications.