US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall By 2,000 to 339,000
Lowest in a month
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level in a month as the volatility typical during the year-end holidays waned.
Jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 339,000 in the period ended Dec. 28, Labor Department data showed today in Washington. The medianforecast of 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for 344,000 claims.
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Hopefully all those holiday workers get to keep their holiday jobs. Winter of Recovery!
Well I’m not surprised the number of clams fell. On Dec. 28th 1.3 million long term jobless Americans lost their benefits all together. So unemployed have nothing to do but look for another job place using its own resources and at its own expense. I remember I was thinking how to make my resume look professional and fortunately I found a resume writing service that helped me to submit good resume and also I learned how to customize resume for each and every job.