Releasing its weekly report on first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits a day earlier than usual due to the Veterans Day holiday, the Labor Department revealed Wednesday that initial jobless claims saw another modest decrease in the week ended November 6th.
The report said initial jobless claims edged down to 267,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level of 271,000.
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