News: Business Weekly US unemployment aid applications fall to 344,000, signaling fewer layoffs February 28, 2013 | Modified: February 28, 2013 at 9:46 am Leave a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — Weekly US unemployment aid applications fall to 344,000, signaling fewer layoffs. Sign Up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! Please enter your email address below to begin receiving the Daily E-dition newsletter. You must enter a valid email address in the field above! Thank you for signing up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! You should receive your first newsletter very soon. We're sorry, there was an error processing your newsletter signup. Please click here to visit our Newsletter Signup Center to register for this newsletter.