Initial claims for state unemployment benefits continued to trend lower with 1.54 million workers applying in the week ended June 6. That's down from 1.9 million initial claims in the prior week. (Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had projected 1.55 million initial claims for the week.) But while the trend is pointing in the right direction, […]


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