The Chicago Entrepreneur

Jobless claims drop to 8-week low. Hiring has slowed, but layoffs aren’t rising.

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell slightly to 227,000 and touched a 8-week low, reinforcing the view that companies are reluctant to lay off workers even as they clamp down on new hiring.

Previous post Eli Lilly’s weekly insulin intensifies race with Novo Nordisk
Next post These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs can ease your money worries