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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest in Almost Four Years |
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:06 |
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Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time applications for unemployment benefits last week, easing concern that post-holiday firings were on the rise.
Claims plunged by 50,000 to 352,000 in the week ended Jan. 14, the lowest level since April 2008, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington.
Source: Bloomberg
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