THE ECONOMY
* The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for state unemployment benefits rose last week by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 284,000, but remains within a level that suggests jobs remain hard to fill, the Labor Department said.
* The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for state unemployment benefits rose last week by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 284,000, but remains within a level that suggests jobs remain hard to fill, the Labor Department said.
