US weekly jobless claims fall by 2,000 to 291,000, Labor Department reveals
Updated : 14:03
US initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 291,000 in the week to 15 November, the Labor Department revealed on Thursday.
It marked the 10th consecutive week of unemployment claims coming in under 300,000, reflecting lower layoffs in the the US as growth begins to improve.
Economists had expected claims to total 284,000.