Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week to still-low level of 267,000 Thursday Jul 30, 2015 at 12:01 AM Jul 30, 2015 at 12:45 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week to still-low level of 267,000. WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week to still-low level of 267,000.