Sentence examples for benefits declining from inspiring English sources

(Similarly, Walmart will only say that a "majority" of its workers get company-sponsored health care benefits, declining to offer an exact figure).

First-time claims for jobless benefits declined slightly last week.

New applications for unemployment benefits declined for a second week after rising in the previous three.

The total number of people receiving unemployment benefits declined to 3.7 million.

In the workweek ended Feb. 14, first-time applications for benefits declined by a seasonally adjusted 24,000, to 344,000.

The Labor Department reported today that first-time claims for jobless benefits declined slightly last week, suggesting only modest improvement.

Economic data showed weekly initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 11,000, to a seasonally adjusted 346,000.

The number of Americans filing first-time applications for state unemployment benefits declined to 339,000 last week, the lowest level in almost three years, the Labor Department said yesterday.

US stock index futures rose as the world's biggest economy grew at a stronger-than-expected pace, and first-time filings for jobless benefits declined.

Even though the Labor Department said applications for unemployment benefits declined last week by 18,000 to 357,000, its four-week average rose to a four-month high.

On the jobs front, the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, while those continuing to claim benefits declined.