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Jobless claims fall, four-week average near four-year low
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WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 358,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
A survey of economists by Dow Jones Newswires expected claims to rise by 3,000 in the week ended Feb. 4 to 370...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week from the previous week in Louisiana, but showed a 21 percent increase from a year ago. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported 3,308 initial ...
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US initial unemployment insurance claims declined 15,000 to 358,000 in the week ending February 4, 2012, thereby building on a 6,000 drop to an upwardly revised 373,000 level (initially reported as 367,000) the previous week. The level of claims in the latest week was below market expectations for a 370,000 reading. The four-week moving average of initial claims, which better controls for weekly volatility, declined for a fourth consecutive...
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(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani, Editing by Gary Crosse ... signs that we are getting some self-sustaining aspects of economic activity,” said Michael Strauss, chief economist at Commonfund in Wilton, Connecticut. U.S. employers added 243,000 workers ...
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- US jobless claims drop brightens labor market picture (api.bing.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, the latest sign of recovery in the labor market. Initial claims for state jobless benefits dropped 15,000 to 358,000, the Labor ...
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Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for jobless benefits last week, pointing to gains in consumer confidence, and spending, as job prospects brighten. Applications for jobless benefits decreased 15,000 in the week ended Feb. 4 to 358,000 ...
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