WASHINGTON: Fewer Americans are claiming jobless benefits, leading economists to project that next week's employment report will show a sharp drop in job losses for July compared with June.
Claims for jobless aid, which track layoffs and firings, are trending downward in a modest sign of improvement in the labor market, economists note.
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