Jobless Claims Fall to Four-Week Low in Tight U.S. Labor Market.

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell to a four-week low even amid a partial federal government shutdown, showing healthy demand for workers at the start of the year. Filings tend to be volatile around the holidays; last week's data include New Year's Day, while the prior week's filings by federal employees came around Christmas. [Extracted from the article]