Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:08:16 GMT
U.S. initial claims for benefits fall as California cleared its applications backlog
Initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 10,000 to 340,000 last week, which is 2,000 less than expected, as applications backlog in California, caused by computer system upgrade , has been cleared, Washington Labor Department revealed today. Meanwhile, the number of job-seekers who receive state benefits rose by 31,000 to 2.88 million, two weeks earlier.