US jobless claims fall for a second week to lowest since July
Initial claims decreased by 7,000 to 227,000
Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell for a second week to the lowest level since early July, despite a recent pullback in hiring. . Initial claims decreased by 7,000 to 227,000 in the week ended Aug. 10, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. . The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists […]
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