US jobless data suggests slowdown in job creation

Posted on April 20, 2012 by dannynelson • 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time fell only slightly last week, suggesting that job growth in April will not improve much after March’s disappointing performance.

Other data on Thursday showed factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region slowed sharply this month and home resales dropped for a second straight month in March.