WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years last week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates.

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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years last week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits for the week ending Nov. 29 fell to 191,000 from the previous week’s 218,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday

That’s the lowest level since September 24, 2022, when claims came in at 189,000

Analysts surveyed by the data provider FactSet had forecast initial claims of 221,000

The number of Americans applying for job

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