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Jobless claims hover at ultra-low 254,000

By Joseph Lawler
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Jobless claims hover at ultra-low 254,000

First-time claims for unemployment benefits came in at 254,000 in the third week of September, the Department of Labor reported Thursday, just barely up from an ultra-low 252,000 the week before.

Private-sector economists had anticipated that jobless claims would rise slightly to 260,000.

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