Thursday, May 17, 2007

Jobless claims fell 5,000 last week

Jobless claims fell 5,000 last week (Reuters)

Visitors search for job possibilities on the Internet at Workforce Central Florida in Casselberry, Florida July 3, 2003. The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell 5,000 last week, government data showed on Thursday, while a more reliable barometer of labor trends fell to its lowest in more than a year (Joe Skipper/Reuters)Reuters - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, dragging the less-volatile moving average of claims to its lowest level in more than a year in a sign of labor market strength, government data showed on Thursday


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