U.S. jobless claims tumble 24,000 last week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. jobless benefits tumbled by 24,000 last week to a much lower-than-expected 351,000, but the number remaining on jobless aid stood at the highest level in nearly two and a half years, a Labor Department report on Thursday showed.
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