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Recent jobs data has demonstrated the labor market's resilient return to strength, but the latest initial jobless claims numbers released Thursday paint a different story. Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims increased 68,000 to 368,000 for the week ended Dec.7, 22% higher than a revised figure released a week earlier. The four-week moving average jumped 6,000 to 328,750.The increase in new claims for government unemployment benefits has negated recent declines and is higher than expected.

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