U.S. jobless claims fall in latest week

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[December 14, 2017]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, a government report showed on Thursday.

Signs seeking workers for Kohl's are seen at a job fair in Golden, Colorado, June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ended Dec. 9 from an unrevised 236,000 the week before, the Labor Department said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims rising to 239,000 in the latest week.

The 4-week moving average was 234,750, a decrease of 6,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 241,500.

(Reporting By Lucia Mutikani Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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