U.S. Jobless Claims Fall With Verizon Worker Strike Over
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the job market may be improving slightly. Weekly applications fell 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 409,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the first decline in three weeks. A strike by Verizon workers [...]
