Weekly Unemployment Claims Down.

The weekly U.S. Department of Labor release of the number of individuals filing for unemployment for the first time came out this morning as, seemingly, another hopeful sign of continued economic growth. For the first two weeks of 2011, the Labor Department's reports have shown and increase in jobless claims, even though the overall unemployment rate has decreased. This morning's release indicates 404,000 American workers filed claims last week, a decline of 37,000 from the prior week's numbers.

We like to accentuate the positive. These latest numbers appear to point an expanding U.S. labor market. Good news helps to fuel good feelings about finding the right job in this market. Go to it.