A day earlier than usual due to the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, the Labor Department released a report on Wednesday showing a modest decrease in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended June 29th.
The Labor Department said initial jobless claims dipped to 221,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level of 229,000.
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