CNBC(@CNBC):Employers continue to hold onto workers even as hiring remains weak, sending weekly jobless claims to around their lowest levels in records that stretch back nearly six decades. Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000 for the week ending Oct. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday. More details:

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Employers continue to hold onto workers even as hiring remains weak, sending weekly jobless claims to around their lowest levels in records that stretch back nearly six decades. Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000 for the week ending Oct. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday. More details: