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US jobless claims drop, showing no Omicron variant hit yet

People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. [Reuters]

New claims for US unemployment benefits fell in the week leading up to Christmas and benefits rolls slid to their lowest level of the coronavirus pandemic era the week earlier, the Labour Department said on Thursday, data that showed no impact yet on employment from the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

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