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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 346,000

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Getty N 102210 UnemploymentStock?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1372337338981Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims fell to 346,000 during the third week of June, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.

For the week ending June 22, the number of people filing for benefits dropped by 9,000.  The previous week, claims stood at 355,000.

The four-week average also went down, decreasing by 2,750 to 345,750.

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