India, July 2 -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly edged modestly lower in the week ended June 27th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.
The report said initial jobless claims slipped to 215,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level of 216,000.
Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 220,000 from the 215,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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