WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits declined slightly last week, a sign of continued health in the nation’s job market. Initial claims for unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs across the U.S., decreased by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 267,000 in the week ended May 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the third consecutive week of declining claims. The latest data...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 02, 2016 12:33 UTC