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First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits showed a modest decrease in the week ended October 13th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.
The report said initial jobless claims slipped to 210,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level of 215,000.
Economists had expected jobless claims to edged down to 212,000 from the 214,000 originally reported for the previous week.