 Going back to last year, prices were up 3% in June. That's cooler than the 3.3% annual rate in May. I'm Shelley Adler. Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remained sturdy despite high interest rates. The Labor Department reporting that jobless claims for the week ending July 6th fell by 17,000 to 222,000 from 239,000 the previous week.