Web Sify
Follow us on
Sify.com » Topics » Benefits
Benefits News

Fewer seek unemployment aid, matching 4-year low
Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, adding to signs that the job market is strengthening.Applications for unemployment aid dropped 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 351,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That matches a four-year low reached last month. The four-week average, which smooths fluctuations, was unchanged at 355,750.Applications have leveled off in the past few weeks