(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated pace in the week ended 20 December, according to the Labor Department.

Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 week-on-week to a seasonally adjusted reading of 214,000, down from the prior week's unrevised reading of 224,000 and well below...

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