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  Jobless Claims in Three-Year Low
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Last EditedNoMoreBS  Apr 08, 2004 10:51am
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News DateThursday, April 8, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless aid dropped sharply last week to the lowest in more than three years, the government said on Thursday in a further sign of a reviving employment market.

First-time claims for state unemployment insurance fell an unexpectedly steep 14,000 in the week ended April 3 to 328,000 -- the lowest level since just before President Bush took office -- from 342,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said.
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