The number of new applications for unemployment benefits fell 51,000 last week to 364,000, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.
Thursday’s jobless claims number was less than forecasters’ expectations of 390,000 new claims and a pandemic low. The number is lower than the week before, which had 415,000 new filings.
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