U.S. claims for jobless benefits fall to lowest since April

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UNITED STATES jobless claims declined by by 15,000 to 202,000 last week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT
UNITED STATES jobless claims declined by by 15,000 to 202,000 last week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level since mid-April, adding to evidence that the nation’s jobs engine continues to motor ahead. Jobless claims dropped by 15,000 to 202,000 in the week ended Feb. 1, according to Labor Department figures released Thursday. The median estimate in…

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