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US News: Jobless Claims Edge Up, but Labor Market Resilience Eases Concerns

The latest report from the Labor Department reveals a slight uptick in weekly jobless claims, reaching 218,000 for the week ending Dec. 23, a rise of 12,000 from the previous week. However, the four-week average, a more stable measure, decreased by 250 to 212,000. Although 1.88 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits, an increase of 14,000 from the prior week,…