Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels as most Americans enjoy job security.
The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000 applied for unemployment checks last week, the fewest since mid-July and down from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell to 202,250 last week from 204,000.
