Applications for unemployment benefits fell 9,000 to 363,000 in the U.S. last week.
Applications for unemployment benefits fell 9,000 to 363,000 in the U.S. last week.
The report comes just before Friday’s October jobs data, the last broad snapshot of the economy before the presidential election Tuesday. The still-weak job market has been a top issue for voters.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the four-week average of applications for unemployment aid, a less volatile gauge, declined to 367,250. The average has been around that level for three months.
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