Monthly Average Of Us Jobless Claims Falls To 15-year Low

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
Thu, 08/13/2015 - 6:05am

WASHINGTON (AP) — More people sought U.S. unemployment aid last week, but the average for the past month fell to the lowest level in 15 years, a sign that few employers are cutting jobs. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for jobless benefits rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 274,000 last week. In July, employers added a net 215,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained at a seven-year low of 5.3 percent.

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