U.S. FIRST TIME JOBLESS CLAIMS FELL IN WEEK
New applications for unemployment
insurance benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 338,000 in the
week ended March 28 from 355,000 in the prior week, the Labor
Department said.
    The number of people actually receiving benefits under
regular state programs totaled 2,436,000 in the week ended
March 21, the latest period for which that figure was
available.
    That was down from 2,480,000 the previous week.
     
 Reuter
