<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims – 17 August 2013 </H3> [Jobless]

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In the week ending August 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 323,000. The 4-week moving average was 330,500, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 332,750. Source: USDOL-BLS

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