Weekly initial jobless claims increased 1to 202,000 for the week ended March 26, and increase of 14,000 from the previous week, according to the Labor Department. Continuing jobless claims reached a record high of 6.2 million in April 2020 and have now declined to 1.3 million, the lowest since December 27, 1969. Nonfarm payroll report on Friday is expected to show a smaller increase than in Feb.

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