Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased 3,000 Last Week to 294,000
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to a three-week low as an improving economy limited dismissals.
Jobless claims decreased by 3,000 to 294,000 in the week ended Dec. 6, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for first-time applications to hold at the prior week’s 297,000. Claims have been below 300,000 for 12 of the past 13 weeks.