U.S. Unemployment Aid Applications Decline Slightly

AP
Updated
weekly unemployment Labor Department
weekly unemployment Labor Department

By Christopher S. Rugaber


WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week but remained higher than it's been in recent weeks. The rise in applications in the past two weeks could signal that the job market is slowing.

The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications declined 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 386,000. The previous week's data was revised up 8,000 to 388,000.

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