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Here comes jobless claims...

Bob BryanAug 25, 2016, 17:30 IST

Mervin Sealy from Hickory, North Carolina, takes part in a protest rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington, October 5, 2011. Demonstrators were demanding that Congress create jobs, not make budget cuts during the protest.Reuters/Jason Reed

The Department of Labor is set to release data on initial jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The measure of the labor market is expected to come in at 265,000 new claims according to economists.

Last week claims came in better than expectations at just 262,000 against estimates of 265,000.

Last week's number marked 76 straight weeks under 300,000 for initial claims, the longest such streak since 1970.

We'll have the number as it crosses, so refresh the page for updates.

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