Update USA Unemployment 1st Time Claims

Employment jobless claims for 1st time requests is continue to fall. Recent jobless claims were down another 8,000 for the week. The rate is now at 237,000 which is well below the 300,000 unofficial benchmark. Additionally, the 4-week average remained nearly flat at 243,000 close to the same as the previous week and now at a 44 year low. Continuing claims remained below $2 million for 9 straight weeks.