Weekly Jobless Claims Dip To Near 5-Year Low

Reuters
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Inside A Job Fair As Jobless Claims in U.S. Fell to Five-Year Low Over Past Month
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By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell as expected last week, suggesting a strengthening in job gains in August after a slight pullback the prior month.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 331,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims for the prior week were revised to show 1,000 more applications received than previously reported.

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