APPLICATIONS UP: Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 366,000 last week. The level is consistent with modest hiring gains.

4-WEEK AVERAGE DOWN: The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell by 5,500 to 363,750. That’s the lowest level since late March.

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