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Mervin Sealy from Hickory, North Carolina, takes part in a protest rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington, October 5, 2011. Demonstrators were demanding that Congress create jobs, not make budget cuts during the protest.

The latest data on initial jobless claims will be out at 8:30 a.m. ET.

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Economists expect that claims trickled down slightly to 275,000, according to the Bloomberg consensus.

Last week, claims fell less than expected to 278,000.

Notably, as of the previous Thursday's data, claims have been below the 300,000 threshold for 63 weeks.

Refresh this page for updates at 8:30 a.m. ET.

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