First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits showed a modest decrease in the week ended June 22nd, the Labor Department revealed in a report on Thursday, with claims falling roughly in line with estimates.
The report said initial jobless claims dipped to 346,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 355,000.
Economists had been expecting jobless claims to fall to 345,000 from the 354,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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