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First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits saw a modest increase in the week ended June 17th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.
The report said initial jobless claims inched up to 241,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level of 238,000.
Economists had expected jobless claims to edge up to 240,000 from the 237,000 originally reported for the previous week.
