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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level since 1969 last week, pointing to sustained strength in the economy as a year marked by shortages and an unending pandemic winds down.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits tumbled 71,000 to a seasonally adjusted 199,000 for the week ended Nov.20, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. That was the lowest level since mid-November 1969. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 260,000 applications for the latest week.
Claims have been declining since October, though the pace has slowed in recent weeks as applications approach the
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