Jobless claims fall 12,000 to 234,000, near post-recession

• February 9, 2017
• realestate
• Business & Markets, Real Estate Finance

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early February fell by 12,000 to 234,000, hitting the second lowest level of an economic recovery that began nearly eight years ago. The last time the U.S. Had such a low level of layoffs was in 1973.