Weekly jobless claims fall to 428,000

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits for the week ended June 25 fell to 428,000, a decline of 1,000 from the previous week?s revised figure of 429,000, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

The four-week moving average was 426,750, an increase of 500 from the previous week, according to a news release.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ended June 18 were in California (up 4,393), New Jersey (3,274), Florida (3,146), Michigan (1,794) and Pennsylvania...

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