India, July 23 -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly decreased in the week ended July 18th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.
The report said initial jobless claims fell to 187,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level of 209,000.
Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 212,000 from the 208,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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