Jobless claims drop to lowest level since July
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New claims for U.S. jobless aid fell by a bigger-than-expected 17,000 last week to the lowest level since mid-July, government data showed on Thursday, but the four-week average of claims changed little.
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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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The ranks of Americans filing  initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected  last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday,  while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good  news for the U.S. labor market.
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The number of U.S. workers claiming first-time jobless benefits fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 328,000 last week, slightly lower than Wall Street expectations, a government report showed.
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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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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia&#39;s jobless rate fell to 5.3 percent last month, the lowest level for 27 years, the government said Thursday.
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Job turnover in July moved at the slowest pace in more than a year due to a softening labor market, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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The number of people claiming jobless benefits has fallen for the eighth consecuetive month in May, official data showed Wednesday.
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U.S. mortgage applications dropped more than 5 percent last week to their lowest level this year even as interest rates fell, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing   new claims for jobless aid rose slightly last week, while a   forward-looking economic gauge hit its lowest in nearly a year,   according to data on Thursday that painted a picture of modest   growth.
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Job turnover in July moved at the  slowest pace in more than a year due to a softening labor  market, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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The number of Americans filing  initial claims for jobless pay fell by much more than expected  last week to 317,000 in the steepest decline in three years,  Labor Department data showed on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers applying   for initial jobless benefits fell by a steeper-than -expected   9,000 last week to the lowest level in more than a month, the   government said Thursday in a report that still showed a steady   labor market.
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Unemployment fell for the 15th month in a row in August to reach the lowest level for 29 years, official figures showed.
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Initial claims for U.S. jobless benefits fell to their lowest level in two months last week, but a forward-looking indicator of economic activity suggests cooler growth in the second half of 2007, according to reports on Thursday.
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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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The number of U.S. workers claiming  an initial week of jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 8,000  last week to the lowest level in nearly four months, a  government report showed on Thursday.