U.S. FIRST TIME JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL IN WEEK

  New applications for unemployment
  insurance benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 332,900 in the
  week ended Feb 21 from 368,400 in the prior week, the Labor
  Department said.
      The number of people actually receiving benefits under
  regular state programs totaled 3,014,400 in the week ended Feb
  14, the latest period for which that figure was available.
      That was up from 2,997,800 the previous week.
  

