Jobless Claims

Jobless Claims
In this May 18, 2010 photo, Crystal Midleton, left, Eiglen Esquea, center, and Debora Fyffe, all from Brooklyn fill out FDNY job applications during the "Putting New Yorkers Back to Work" Job Fair sponsored by The New York Society for Ethical Culture, in New York. The number of newly laid off workers filings claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week but the level still remained higher than expected Thursday, May 27, indicating only modest improvements in the job market. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)