Ok, fine, this is a good thing, via The Wall St. Journal:

The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits slid last week to the lowest level in nearly two and a half years, indicating that labor-market conditions continue to improve.

Initial unemployment claims declined by 34,000 to 388,000 in the week ended Dec. 25, the first time the figure has dropped below 400,000 since July 2008, the Labor Department said Thursday in its weekly report. The previous week’s figures were revised up slightly to 422,000 from 420,000.

   But, there seems to be a continued ignorance that most people cannot make ends meet even when they are employed.