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US unemployment claims fall dramatically
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - – US unemployment claims fell more than expected last week, compounding a choppy, but steady downward trend seen in recent weeks.
The Labor Department said new claims had fallen to 407,000 in the week to 20 November, down 34,000 from the week before.
That was much better than the 442,000 expected by economists.
"This is a substantial decline," said Andrew Gledhill of Moody's Analytics.
Although the data was colored by a dramatic drop in the number of longer-standing unemployment claims -- thanks in part to technical factors -- the figures were still the best since July 2008.
"Even though it seems likely that this is overdone, it is an encouraging sign that the labor market is moving in the right direction," said Gledhill.
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