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Initial Jobless Claims

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Figure composed by the Department of Labor that shows the number of Americans filing applications to receive unemployment benefits for the first time. The report monitors data from week to week to show if the number of applications have increased or decreased. Investors use the data to gauge how the jobs market is performing.

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