Karina Abdul-Haqq of Newark, N.J, center, completes a job application …

Photo by Associated Press | published: February 8, 2013

Karina Abdul-Haqq of Newark, N.J, center, completes a job application at a job fair sponsored by Swissport in Newark, N.J. The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 366,000 last week.