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Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims fell again last week after a brief spike, caused by the seasonal reduction in school bus drivers. For the week of June 30, 2018, there were 470 claims, 140 fewer than than they were the previous week, and 143 fewer than they were a year ago. Altogether 3,770 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 35 from a week ago, and 485 fewer than a year ago. For most weeks of 2017 and 2018 claims have been below the year before.