JimBowie1958
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This is good news for America, bad news for Democrats.
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 1.314 Million, Slightly Better Than Expected
New claims for unemployment benefits fell to 1.314 million for the week ended July 6, 99 thousand fewer than a week earlier, the Department of Labor | Economy
www.breitbart.com
New claims for unemployment benefits fell to 1.314 million for the week ended July 6, 99 thousand fewer than a week earlier, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
Economists surveyed by Econoday had been expecting 1.375 million claims.
This was the 15th consecutive week with initial claims above one million. Expectations for claims to fall have come down. A week ago, economists forecast that claims would fall to 1.38 million but they were reported at 1.427 million. Those claims were revised down by 14,000.