Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased Last Week as Firings Abated

Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign employers are holding the line on firings even as cold weather slowed industries from manufacturing to housing. Jobless claims declined by 3,000 to 336,000 in the week ended Feb. 15, a Labor Department report showed t…

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Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased Last Week as Firings Abated