The monthly average for new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a new 44-year low just as President Trump took office, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The four-week average for claims fell by 2,000 to 245,500, beating the previous week’s mark to reach the lowest level since November of 1973.
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