Fewer Americans file for jobless aid

Associated Press

06/23/2022

vng2gdnn-AP21308456773930 — FEWER AMERICANS applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust despite four-decade high inflation and a myriad of other economic pressures. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending June 18 fell to 229,000, a decline of 2,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally mirror the number of layoffs. / NAM Y. HUH / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust despite four-decade high inflation and a myriad of other economic pressures. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending June 18 fell to 229,000, a decline of 2,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.…