WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the week ending June 14, continuing a downward trend as firings are close to pre-recession levels.
Jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 312,000 for the week ending June 14, with the number of people collecting claims falling to a seven-year low, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday. Economists polled by Bloomberg estimated 313,000 claims for the week.