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US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 185K

There were 185,000 initial jobless claims in the US on the week ending on 9 April, the latest report from the US Depart of Labour showed on Thursday. That was a little above expectation for a rise to 171,000 from 167,000 one week prior. The four-week average number of initial jobless claims rose slightly to 172,250 from 170,2050 a week earlier. 

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