U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as layoffs remain historically low (opens in new tab)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 13 dropped by 4,000 to 226,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s in line with the 225,000 new...