U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 333,000
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits increased by 2,000 to 333,000 last week, the Labor Department said.
The less volatile four-week moving average of claims declined to 336,000, the lowest since the week ended July 3, from 341,500 a week earlier.
The number of people continuing to collect state jobless benefits rose to 2.81 million in the week that ended Oct. 30 from 2.79 million a week earlier.
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