美国劳工部星期四说，新申请失业救济的人数上星期减少了三万一千人，减少到四十七万三千人。 这显示美国就业市场可能不像某些投资者和经济学家担心的那样糟。

The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims fell by 31,000 last week, to 473,000, a sign the U.S. job market may not be deteriorating as quickly as some investors and economists had feared.

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