The number of Americans who filed for new unemployment benefits decreased in the Christmas holiday week, but stayed near a monthslong range, as the U.S. employers hesitate to let go of their workforce.
A total 199,000 new unemployment claims were filed in the week through Dec. 27, a decrease from 215,000 a week earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal were forecasting 220,000 claims.
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