U.S. jobless claims climb 9,000 to 227,000, but layoffs still near lowest rate in decades
June 28, 2018 at 08:39 AM EDT
Initial jobless claims, a tool to measure U.S. layoffs, rose in late June but remained near the lowest level in decades. New claims climbed by 9,000 to 227,000 in the week ended June 23.