Joblessness and Unemployment

Unemployment benefits applications fall but joblessness remains high, By Christopher S. Rugaber and Martin Crutsinger (AP), September 30, 2011, Christian Science Monitor: “The economy is showing signs of modest improvement – not enough to reduce highunemployment but enough to ease fears that another recession might be near. Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, though some of that was due to technical factors. And the economy grew slightly more in the April-June quarter than previously estimated. Growth is also expected to tick up in coming months…”