US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level

US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level

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By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple years. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 5 fell by 5,000 to…

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