BLOOMBERG: U.S. Jobless Claims Fall, Pushing Average to 8-Year Low

  

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pushing the average over the past month to the lowest level in eight years. Jobless claims declined by 1,000 to 287,000 in the week ended Oct. 4, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington. Olivia Sterns reports on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop."