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Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped the week ended Sept. 17 to match the lowest level since April, a sign the labor market remains healthy even as hiring moderates.

The number of applications for unemployment benefits barely rose in the week ended Sept. 10, indicating employers remain comfortable with staffing levels.

Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped to the lowest level in seven weeks, showing employers have little appetite to fire workers.

The U.S. job market probably was a little less robust in the year through March than previously estimated, government figures showed.

Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of a healthy labor market.

"Joe six-pack gets a raise," proclaim Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists Emanuella Enenajor and Lisa Berlin, commenting on the biggest source of upward pressure on U.S. wages in 2016.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in five weeks, another sign of endurance in the labor market.

Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits in the week ended Aug. 13, indicating the U.S. job market remains healthy.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose the week ended July 30 to a level that still underscores health in the labor market.

The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits in the week ended July 23 rose from a three-month low, consistent with the Federal Reserve’s view of a stronger job market.