BusinessOctober 28, 1996

WASHINGTON -- The number of new claims for jobless benefits dropped last week by an unexpectedly high 22,000 -- to 320,000. The decline was the largest in three months and clouded the degree to which the economy may be slowing.

WASHINGTON -- The number of new claims for jobless benefits dropped last week by an unexpectedly high 22,000 -- to 320,000.

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The decline was the largest in three months and clouded the degree to which the economy may be slowing.

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