Massachusetts
Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levels
Massachusetts reported 5,512 “advance” initial claims for unemployment insurance last week.
The four-week average of weekly claims, which softens some of the week-to-week fluctuations, fell by 9,750 to 227,250.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000 for the week of Nov. 2. That’s fewe... [2223 chars]