Weekly Applications for US Jobless Benefits Fall to Lowest Level in 4 Months

Weekly Applications for US Jobless Benefits Fall to Lowest Level in 4 Months
A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., on Sept. 6, 2024. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week.

Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to 219,000, for the week of Sept. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than economists’ expectations for 230,000 new filings.