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Initial Claims

Posted March 1, 2012 by Editor

[private]Initial claims unexpectedly decline by 2,000 (Consensus and Decision Economics: +2,000) though from a prior-week level revised up by 2,000.

The figure covers the week just past the February payroll survey period, but solidly confirms the favorable employment outlook for that month by fully corroborating the decline in claims that occurred over the course of it.

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