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Jobless claims drop to 787,000

By Jay Heflin
Published October 22, 2020 12:32pm ET
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Jobless claims drop to 787,000
In this Monday, July 1, 2019 photo, a help wanted sign appears on a bus stop in front of a McDonald's restaurant in Miami. On Tuesday, July 9, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for April. | (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

The number of new applications for unemployment benefits drooped to 787,000 last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.

Forecasters had projected 870,000 new jobless claims.

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