US unemployment claims fall to four-decade low

American unemployment claims have fallen to the lowest they've been in
over four decades — according to a report by the Labor Department on
Thursday.

The report indicates a strengthening labor market, but economists say
jobs numbers are volatile in the summer months.

Mimi Chiahemen has more from New York.

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