Few Americans file for jobless claims amid tight labor market

The number of Americans filing for jobless aid ticked up last week but stayed at historically low levels, showing the labor market remains tight.

Some 202,000 people applied for first-time jobless aid in the week ending March 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's number, which was the lowest weekly figure since 1969.

In total, 1.3 million Americans were collecting jobless aid for the week ending March 19, the lowest number since December 1969.