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Here come initial jobless claims ...

REUTERS/Shannon StapletonThe weekly report on initial jobless claims is set for release at 8:30 am ET. Expectations are for the report to show that claims totaled 287,000 last week, down slightly from the prior week's 294,000. The 4-week average of initial claims is currently near a post-crisis low and claims are one of the best real-time readings we have on the health of the labor market. We'll be back with the live numbers when they drop. NOW WATCH: Watch these giant container ships collide near the Suez Canal if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'E4MDQ2dDq9xjV9qTP2lvmq2AeTRu-HAW',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

REUTERSShannon StapletonThe weekly report on initial jobless claims is set for release at 830 am ET.  Expectations are for the report to show that claims totaled 287,000 last week, down slightly from the prior weeks 294,000.

Here come initial jobless claims ...

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