Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline for a Third Week in Last Four
An employee welds together a frame for a vehicle at an assembly plant in Arlington, Texas.
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Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits fell for a third week in the last four, showing a resilient labor market.
Jobless claims declined by 10,000 to 265,000 in the week ended Dec. 24 from a six-month high in the prior period, a Labor Department report showed Thursday. The number of applications matched the Bloomberg survey’s median forecast. Claims were estimated for nine states and Puerto Rico.