( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “unusual job security.” The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 27s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: unusual job security] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ———————————— VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 238,000 from a 10-month high of […]
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US jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high, remain low by historical standards
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “unusual job security.”
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week.
[CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3
Time: 27s
Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam
Out-cue: unusual job security]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 238,000 from a 10-month high of 243,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims rose by 5,500 to 232,750, the highest since September. Weekly unemployment claimsremain at low levels by historical standards, a sign that most Americans enjoy unusual job security.