Thursday, May 3, 2007

Jobless claims fell 21,000 last week

(Reuters) - There were no special factors behind the drop in new claims, a Labor Department analyst told reporters. The last time initial claims were this low was for the week ending January 13, the government said.

Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting a 4,000 rise in claims from the previously reported level of 321,000 in the week ending April 21.


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