Posted on 12/14/2017 3:54:24 PM PST by gubamyster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, a government report showed on Thursday.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Dec. 9 from an unrevised 236,000 the week before, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims rising to 239,000 in the latest week.
The 4-week moving average was 234,750, a decrease of 6,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 241,500.
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