Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Arkansas dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,278 in the week ending June 28, down from 1,348 the week before, the Labor Department said.
U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 233,000 last week, down 4,000 claims from 237,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis…