US Jobless Aid Claims Fell Last Week as Layoffs Remain Low

US Jobless Aid Claims Fell Last Week as Layoffs Remain Low
A hiring sign at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Dec. 27, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation.

Applications for jobless claims in the United States for the week ending March 11 fell by 20,000–192,000 from 212,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.