Jobless Claims Plunge

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The number of unemployed U.S. workers asking for initial jobless aid fell a larger-than-expected 35,000 last week on the back of fewer hurricane-related claims, the government said on Thursday.


First-time jobless claimsslipped for the second straight week, dropping to 355,000 in the week ended Oct. 15 from a revised 390,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said.


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