Thumbs Up: Last Week's Unemployment claims down.

This just in from DOL.  Fewer people claiming unemployment.  However, the moving average is still higher.  We need jobs!

In the week
ending Jan. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was
470,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised figure of
478,000. The 4-week moving average was 456,250, an increase of 9,500 from the
previous week's revised average of 446,750.

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