A man walks past a row taxis at a garage in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Initial jobless claims in regular state programmes fell by 99,000 to 1.31 million in the week ended July 4, Labour Department data showed on Thursday. AFP
A man walks past a row taxis at a garage in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Initial jobless claims in regular state programmes fell by 99,000 to 1.31 million in the week ended July 4, Labour DeShow more
New US unemployment claims fell to 1.3 million last week
Though still at record highs, the number of people seeking aid has been slowly declining with nearly 18 million American workers receiving jobless benefits