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US unemployment claims drop to 269,000, another pandemic low

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WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh pandemic low last week, another sign the job market is healing after last year's coronavirus recession.Jobless claims dropped by 14,000 to 269,000 last week.

Since topping 900,000 in early January, the weekly applications have fallen more or less steadily ever since and are gradually moving toward pre-pandemic levels of around 220,000 a week.Overall, 2.1 million Americans were collecting unemployment checks the week of Oct.

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