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May 17, 2012 There were 370,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance filed last week, the same number as during the week before. That could be a sign the labor market is stabilizing.

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April 26, 2012 There were 388,000 first-time claims for jobless benefits last week, down just 1,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says.

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April 5, 2012 There were 357,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 6,000 from the week before.

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March 22, 2012 At 348,000, the number of claims remained at the lowest level in four years. It's another sign of hope for the labor market.

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March 8, 2012 At 362,000, the number of claims remains near a four-year low, however.

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February 23, 2012 Economists thought there might have been a slight increase. Instead, it's another sign of a healthier labor market.

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February 2, 2012 First-time applications for unemployment insurance are running at the lowest pace since mid-2008. On Friday, the government will report on the January unemployment rate.

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January 12, 2012 The number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance rose to 399,000 from the week before. Some of the increase was because of post-holiday layoffs.

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December 29, 2011 There were 381,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance, the Employment and Training Administration says. It's the first increase in four weeks.

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December 8, 2011 There were 381,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 23,000 from the previous week.

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December 1, 2011 There were 6,000 more first-time claims last week than the week before. On Friday, there will be more job-related news when we hear about the November unemployment rate and job growth.

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November 17, 2011 There were 388,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week.

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October 6, 2011 There were 401,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, up from 395,000 the week before. The pace continues to reflect a weak jobs market.

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September 22, 2011 They dropped by 9,000 from the previous week, but remain high.

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August 25, 2011 While the number rose by 5,000, about 8,500 claims were made by striking workers who have since gone back to work.

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