US jobless aid up
US jobless aid up
Published: 10:07 am Sep 25, 2015
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week yet remained at a low level consistent with solid job growth. Weekly applications for jobless aid rose 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 267,000, the Labour Department said on Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile figure, declined to 271,750.