( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the previous week.” Applications for unemployment benefits fell again last week. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 19s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: the previous week] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ——————— VERBATIM: The Labor Department says the number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell last week by 10,000, to 230,000 […]
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits amid healthy labor market
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the previous week.”
Applications for unemployment benefits fell again last week.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department says the number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell last week by 10,000, to 230,000 for the week ending August 19. In total, about 1.7 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended August 12th. That’s about 9,000 fewer than the previous week.