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Jobless claims fall to 200,000, near lowest level in decades

By Zach Halaschak
Published June 2, 2022 12:33pm ET
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Jobless claims fall to 200,000, near lowest level in decades
new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 to 271,000 in the second week of December, the Department of Labor reported Thursday. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) | M. Spencer Green

The number of new applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 11,000 last week to 200,000, keeping with the trend of low weekly jobless claims in recent months.

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