Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Rise Less Than Forecast
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Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, showing a healthy job market at the start of 2017.
Jobless claims rose by 10,000 to 247,000 in the week ended Jan. 7 from the lowest level since 1973, a report from the Labor Department showed Thursday in Washington. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for 255,000 applications. Continuing claims decreased.