India, June 18 -- A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed a modest pullback in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended June 13th.
The Labor Department said initial jobless claims dipped to 226,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level of 230,000.
Economists had expected jobless claims to edge down to 225,000 from the 229,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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