Initial Jobless Claims Fall Again as Hurricane Sandy’s Impact Fades

Date: Nov 29 2012

Filed under: Economy, Labor, Jobs

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a second straight week last week, unwinding some of the storm-related surge, which has muddled the labor market picture.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 393,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week’s figure was revised up to show 6,000 more applications than previously

Initial Jobless Claims Fall Again as Hurricane Sandy’s Impact Fades originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-11-29T09:22:00Z.

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