U.S. FIRST TIME JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL IN WEEK New applications for unemployment insurance benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 332,900 in the week ended Feb 21 from 368,400 in the prior week, the Labor Department said. The number of people actually receiving benefits under regular state programs totaled 3,014,400 in the week ended Feb 14, the latest period for which that figure was available. That was up from 2,997,800 the previous week.