U.S. jobless claims climb 10,000 to 244,000

• July 27, 2017
• realestate

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits rose in late July but remained near the lowest level in decades, mirroring a red-hot labor market that shows little sign of cooling.

The average of new claims over the past month, which gives a more stable picture of layoff trends, was unchanged at 244,000.