°®¶¹´«Ã½

Fewer than 300,000 Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits for a second week, signaling the labor market remains resilient even as the economy shows signs of slowing.

Trucking added 2,600 jobs in February as the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.5%, the Labor Department reported.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped by the most since December 2013 last week from a week earlier, a sign of uneven progress in the labor market.

Applications for unemployment benefits climbed last week to a level that’s consistent with progress in the U.S. labor market.

The trucking industry added 2,400 jobs in January as the unemployment rate increased slightly to 5.7%, the Labor Department reported Feb. 6.

The fewest Americans in almost 15 years filed applications for unemployment benefits during a holiday-shortened week that typically makes the data more volatile.

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.