Fewer Americans seek jobless benefits despite slowing economy

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A HELP WANTED sign is displayed in a Northbrook, Ill., storefront. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in the midst of decades-high inflation. / AP PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH
A HELP WANTED sign is displayed in a Northbrook, Ill., storefront. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in the midst of decades-high inflation. / AP PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in the midst of decades-high inflation. Jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 15 declined by 12,000 to 214,000 from 226,000 last week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The four-week…

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