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INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE TO 371K

Matthew BoeslerJan 10, 2013, 19:00 IST

UPDATE: Initial jobless claims rose to 371,000 from last week's downwardly-revised 367,000 new claims.

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Economists expected a drop to 365,000.

Continuing claims came in below expectations at 3.1 million.

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ORIGINAL: Minutes away from the release of weekly jobless claims figures, due out in the United States at 8:30 AM ET.

Economist expect 365,000 new claims for the week of January 5, down from 372,000 the week before.

Continuing claims for the week of December 29 are expected to fall slightly to 3.23 million from 3.25 million the week before.

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