Ahead of the Tape
Help Wanted</br></br>For Economy</br></br>From Jobs Data</br></br>The job market has been a bright spot for the economy. But, beneath the surface, it might not be as healthy as it looks.</br></br>Consider what's happening in unemployment-benefit offices. There haven't been many changes in the number of people filing initial claims for government unemployment benefits, a closely watched indicator of layoffs. In the week ended Saturday, initial jobless claims held steady nationwide at a seasonally adjusted level of 318,000, not much more than the 315,000 who filed a year earlier.