There were 410,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 41,000 from the level of the week before — when the number of applications soared because of the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy.
The Employment and Training Administration just released the latest figure . At 410,000, claims were still running at a pace above the pre-Sandy range of 350,000 to 400,000 a week.
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