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U.S. unemployment claims fall to lowest level since mid-July
197,000people
People filing initial U.S. unemployment claims
Initial U.S. unemployment claims fell to 197,000 last week, the lowest level since mid-July, while the four-week average declined to 200,000. The Labor Department reported the figures as layoffs remained low.
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- 197,000people
People filing initial U.S. unemployment claims
“initial jobless claims ticked down to 197,000”
- 200,000claims
The four-week average of U.S. unemployment claims
“The four-week average of claims ... dropped by 2,500 to 200,000.”
- 2,500claims
The weekly change in the four-week average of U.S. unemployment claims
“dropped by 2,500 to 200,000”
U.S. initial unemployment claims were at their lowest level since mid-July
“the lowest level since mid-July”