WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, giving a clearer sign that the labor market is healing after wild fluctuations in claims data at the beginning of the month. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week's figure was revised slightly higher to show 4,000 more applications than previously reported. A Labor Department analyst said all states submitted data for the report and that there was nothing unusual in the raw ...
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