Massachusetts
US applications for jobless benefits fall as labor market continues to thrive
Massachusetts reported 4,595 “advance” initial claims for unemployment insurance last week.
The four-week average of claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, rose a modest 1,750 to 219,750.
Jobless claims for the week ending May 18 fell by 8,000 to 215,000, down from 223,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported T... [2359 chars]