WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market is improving slowly after a recent slump.
The Labor Department says that applications for unemployment aid fell 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 395,000. Applications had been above 400,000 for the previous17 weeks.
The four-week average, a less-volatile figure, fell …
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