The number of Americans filing new unemployment benefit claims decreased unexpectedly last week. The US Department of Labor reported 241,000 seasonally adjusted initial state unemployment benefit claims for the week ending October 12. This figure represents a decrease of 19,000 claims from the previous week. Economists surveyed by Reuters had anticipated 260,000 claims. The previous […]
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