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Initial unemployment claims posted a 57-year low of 189k last week, as healthy labor conditions continue to reflect subdued layoff appetites. The Interactive Brokers prediction market, meanwhile, expects a modest increase back to trend levels, however, as a number above 200k carries a probability of 58%<\/a>, while odds of a figure less than or equal to 210k stand at 71%. Under and over, the \u201cYes\u201d at 190k and the \u201cNo\u201d at 220k are priced at 83% and 82%, indicating a wide range of potential outcomes. Similarly, the monthly Reuters poll of 40 forecasters indicates a median estimate of 205k against the backdrop of minimum and maximum projected values of 190k and 220k.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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