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US unemployment aid applications drop to 350,000

By Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber
Published October 24, 2013 4:00am ET
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US unemployment aid applications drop to 350,000
FILE - In this May 30, 2013, photo, job seekers line up to talk to recruiters during a job fair held in Atlanta. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 350,000 last week, though the total was elevated for the third straight week by technical problems in California. The Labor Department said Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, that the less volatile four-week average jumped by nearly 11,000 to 348,250. (AP Photo/John Amis, file) | John Amis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 350,000 last week, though the total was elevated for the third straight week by technical problems in California.

The Labor Department said Thursday that the less volatile four-week average jumped by nearly 11,000 to 348,250.

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