Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Pennsylvania last week compared with the week prior.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Kansas dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said July 10. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,262 in the week ending July 5, down from 1,321 the week before, the Labor Department said.

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, suggesting employers may be holding on to workers despite other indications of a cooling labor market and creating no urgency for the Federal Reserve to resume its interest rate cuts.