Weekly jobless claims report looks good after slight bump last week
CNN/Money reports: “Initial jobless claims down slightly”
The number of people filing for first-time claims last week was 344,000, down from the revised 347,000 . . . the previous week. . . .
The four-week moving average of filings, which smoothes weekly fluctuations to provide a better picture of underlying trends, advanced by 1,500 to 335,500. It hit its lowest level since September 2000 the previous week. Read more
