WASHINGTON—The number of Americans who applied for first-time unemployment benefits rose last week from near a four-decade low, but the figure remains at a level indicating steady job creation. Initial jobless claims, a measure of how many workers were laid off, increased 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 in the week ended Jan. 7, the...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 12, 2017 13:34 UTC