Jobless claims fall slightly to 216,000 in week before Christmas
- AIM Team
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min read
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell slightly in the week before Christmas.
Initial jobless claims slipped to 216,000 in the seven days ending Dec. 22, from a revised 217,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The department remained open despite a partial government shutdown.
