Fall in UK's unemployment total
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Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July,  according to official figures.
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The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits dipped to 334,000 last week, the government said on Thursday, matching economists&#39; forecasts.
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Britain's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in November for the first time in 18 months, according to figures released Wednesday.
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The number of people filing an  initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a  larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on  Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.
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Nonfarm payroll employment falls for the first time since 2003.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking  first-time jobless benefits fell more than expected last week,  dropping from levels analysts had said were inflated by a  holiday-related spike, a government report on Thursday showed.
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Business & money: Number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales fell by 3.9% in the last three months of 2007
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The number of people claiming jobless benefits in Britain fell for the ninth month in a row in June, official data showed on Wednesday.
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Unemployment in the UK fell by 51,000 between June and August to 1.39 million - the lowest on record, according to official figures.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in nearly four months last week, but the decline was viewed as overstating the strength in the labor market.
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The number of people claiming unemployment benefit last month fell by 6,100 to 830,200, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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New applications for unemployment  benefits fell by 22,000 last week, but the number of workers  remaining on jobless aid rose to its highest level in more than  two years, government data on Thursday showed, pointing to a  weakening labor market as the economy slows.
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Workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 328,000 last week, a government report said, to a slightly lower level than Wall Street expected.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of US workers filing for first-time jobless benefits fell sharply last week, government data showed yesterday, but the decline was smaller than expected, and economists say layoffs remained elevated because of winter storms.
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The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 9,000 to the lowest level in seven weeks.
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The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a hopeful sign that the recovery in the jobs market is moving ahead.
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The number of people claiming jobless benefits has fallen for the eighth consecuetive month in May, official data showed Wednesday.