With the report coming a day earlier than usual due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, the Labor Department revealed on Wednesday that first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by much more than expected in the week ended November 18th.
The Labor Department said initial jobless claims slid to 209,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level of 233,000.
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