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US Applications For Unemployment Benefits Fall to Lowest Level in Nearly 8 Months
(NEWSnet/AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in eight months.
U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 20,000, to 201,000, for the week ending Sept. 16, the Labor Department said Thursday. It’s the lowest figure since the last week of January 2023.
The four-week moving average of claims fell by 7,750, to 217,000.
Overall, 1.66 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended Sept. 9, about 21,000 fewer than the previous week.
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