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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (512171)	12/18/2003 8:41:17 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Jobless claims fall New claims for unemployment benefits retreat in latest week, following one-week surge. December 18, 2003: 8:32 AM EST NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Jobless claims fell in the United States last week, the government said Thursday, coming in lower than Wall Street forecasts. The Labor Department said 353,000 people filed new claims for state unemployment benefits in the week ended Dec. 13, compared with a revised reading of 375,000 the prior week. Economists, on average, expected 365,000 new claims, according to Briefing.com. The report is the latest showing modest improvement in the nation's labor markets.