Thursday, May 10, 2007

Jobless claims fell 9,000 last week

(Reuters) - There were no special factors behind the drop in new claims, a Labor Department analyst said. The last time new claims were this low was in the week ended January 13, when they totaled 287,000.

Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting a rise of 10,000 in new claims from the initially reported 305,000 in the week ended April 28.


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