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Unemployment claims drop to 267,000, a new pandemic low

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a new pandemic low 267,000 last week as the job market recovers from last year's sharp coronavirus downturn.Jobless claims fell by 4,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ups and downs, dropped by nearly 7,300 to 278,000, also a pandemic low.Applications for unemployment aid have been falling mostly steadily since topping 900,000 in early January and are gradually nearing prepandemic levels of around 220,000 a week.

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