The US Labor Department said today that the number of new unemployment claims fell more than expected last week to a seasonally-adjusted 440,000. This represents a drop of 43,000 from the previous week.
The total number of Americans currently receiving unemployment benefits fell by 80,00 to 4.5 million.
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