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Initial Claims: False Strength?

Posted July 26, 2012 by Editor

[private]Initial claims drop a more-than-expected 35,000 (Consensus and Decision Economics: -6,000), from a prior week level revised up by 2,000.  Labor Department analysts point to no specific special factor operating in the week, but emphasize the difficulty of proper seasonal adjustment at this time of year.

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