First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly decreased in the week ended December 9th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.

The report said initial jobless claims dropped to 225,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 236,000 Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 239,000.

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