( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 257-thousand, 500.” Applications for unemployment benefits fell significantly last week after it appeared claims had reached a modestly elevated level in recent weeks. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 24s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: to 257-thousand, 500] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ——————————– VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports U.S. applications […]
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Drop in jobless benefits applications after 3 weeks of higher claims
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 257-thousand, 500.”
Applications for unemployment benefits fell significantly last week after it appeared claims had reached a modestly elevated level in recent weeks.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 26,000 to 239,000 for the week ending June 24. Economists were expecting the elevated claims numbers to continue above 260,000, where they had settled the past three weeks. The four-week moving average of claims rose by 1,500 to 257,500.