US applications for jobless aid drop, matching 1973 level

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plunged last week, matching a March figure that was the lowest level since 1973. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for jobless benefits fell 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 253,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less-volatile figure, dipped 1,500 to 265,000. The number of […]