Jobless Claims Drop 9,000 To Five-week Low Of 282,000
March 26, 2015 at 08:30 AM EDT
The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 282,000 in the seven days from March 15 to March 21, indicating that companies are holding onto their workers despite what appears to be a marked slowdown in first-quarter growth.
