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THE number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment aid unexpectedly fell last week, but more people were collecting benefits in mid-October, which raises the risk of a rise in the ...
The Labor Department reported jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000; fewer than the 227,000 analysts forecast.
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up by 3,000 to 221,000 after three weeks of declines. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal, on average, had expected the numbe ...