Jobless claims fall, productivity gains
Posted: May 7, 2010 at 3:38 a.m.
People fill the aisles at a job fair Wednesday in Montpelier, Vt. First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week, the Labor Department reported.
The productivity of U.S. workers climbed more than forecast in the first quarter and fewer Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, reports released Thursday said.
This story is only available from the archives. Click here to contact the online desk.
Business, Pages 29 on 05/07/2010
(Advertisement)
« Previous Story
Geithner: Tamer crisis was possible
The financial crisis could have been “less severe” if the government had moved faster to contain the damage, T... Read »
Next Story »
FCC chief finds new plan for high-speed Net a...
The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that he thinks he has come up with a way to salvage his ambitious national broadband plans without running i... Read »
Comments
To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.