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New Jobless Claims Down by 13,000, Labor Department Says

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getty 100815 unemploymentbenefits?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1444308229433iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims were lower last week, declining by 13,000 from the previous week’s level, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department.

For the week ending Oct. 3, the number of people filing for benefits fell to 263,000. The previous week, claims stood at a revised level of 276,000.

The Labor Department said there were no “special factors” impacting that week’s figures.

The four-week moving average decreased by 3,000 to 267,500.

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