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View All NewsJobless claims fall by 33,000
October 08, 2009
The number of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 33,000, or 6.0%, to 521,000 in the week ended Oct. 3 from the previous week's revised number of 554,000, the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The four-week moving average of claims fell by 9,000, or 1.6%, to 539,750 from the previous week's revised average of 548,750.