Massachusetts
Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, but applications remain slightly elevated
Massachusetts reported 6,272 “advance” initial claims for unemployment insurance last week.
That's fewer than the 240,000 analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting.
Jobless claims for the week of Aug. 3 fell by 17,000 to 233,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell las... [3513 chars]