Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:21:25 GMT
Jobless claims in the US hit almost four-year low
The number of people applied for unemployment benefits in the US declined to almost four-year low. The number of jobless claims dropped by 50,000 to 352,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, reported US Labour Department. Experts projected the jobless claims to fall to 385,000 last week.