Every little bit counts. The numbers are still awful though in this case, fewer are better. CNNMoney:
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance fell last week, and ongoing claims also dropped, the government said Thursday.
There were 550,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended Sept. 5, down 26,000 from a revised 576,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said in a weekly report.
A consensus estimate of economists surveyed by Briefing.com expected 560,000 new claims.
