The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits fell below 300,000 for the third time in five weeks, signaling once again that layoffs remain at a postrecession low amid an uptick in hiring in most major U.S. industries.
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits fell below 300,000 for the third time in five weeks, signaling once again that layoffs remain at a postrecession low amid an uptick in hiring in most major U.S. industries.