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The trucking industry added 7,300 jobs in December as the unemployment rate declined to 5.6%, the lowest level since June 2008, the Labor Department reported Jan. 9.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week as the economy’s continued improvement tempered dismissals.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to a three-week low as an improving economy limited dismissals.

The trucking industry added 3,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.8%, the lowest level in six years, the Labor Department reported Dec. 5.

Companies in the U.S. added 208,000 workers in November, indicating steady progress in the labor market, a private payrolls report showed.

Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign persistent demand is fueling gains in the labor market.

Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits over the past month than at any time in 14 years as an improving economy prompted employers to hold on to staff.

Job openings in the U.S. climbed to a 13-year high in August as employers gained confidence about the outlook for demand in the world’s biggest economy.

Trucking accounted for 3,800 of the 248,000 jobs added in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9%, the lowest level in six years, the Labor Department reported.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, a sign the job market is sustaining progress.