Getty Images
Unemployed Brooklyn mom Janet Francis and daughter Kayli The number of workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level in more than 15 months, according to government data on Thursday.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 452,000 in the week ended Dec. 19, from 480,000 in the prior week, the Labor Department said.
That was the lowest tally since the week of Sept. 6, 2008, which was only days before the
bankruptcy of investment bank Lehman Bros. ushered in a deeper recession.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a more modest decline from the 480,000 reported for the previous week.
The number of people still filing for benefits after an initial week of aid fell to5.076 million in the week that ended Dec. 12 from the previous week’s 5.203 million
No comments:
Post a Comment
We appreciates all comments and fosters free speech, however, keep in mind that we have young readers who peruse our site. Having said that, please refrain from using profane language, and know that flaming will not be tolerated. Spam will not be tolerated.