U.S. jobless claims fall to six-month low of 232,000
August 17, 2017 at 08:41 AM EDT
The number of Americans who sought unemployment benefits in mid-August fell to the lowest level in six months, mirroring the strongest U.S. labor market in almost two decades. Initial jobless claims in the period running from Aug. 6 to Aug. 12 declined by 12,000 to 232,000.