Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with the labor market continuing to cruise along despite higher interest rates intended to cool hiring. U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 9,000, to 228,000, for the week ending July 15, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some
US jobless claims fall again as labor market continues to flash strength
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