Hurricane Impact Drives Up Jobless Claims
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The number of Americans lining up to claim an initial week of jobless aid climbed more than expected last week, primarily because of hurricanes that have battered Florida, putting many people out of work, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits jumped 20,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in a report that continues to be somewhat elevated by hurricane-related claims.
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Far fewer Americans than expected applied for first-time unemployment benefits last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Far fewer Americans made  initial  jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of  Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday,  while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew.
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The number of new claims filed for jobless benefits rose a larger-than-expected 12,000 last week, taking a four-week average of initial filings to its highest in more than two years in a sign the labor market is softening.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week by the largest amount in 17 months, reflecting in part an increase in layoffs due to frigid winter weather.
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The ranks of Americans filing for initial unemployment compensation rose more than expected last week, swelled in part by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON : The line of people filing new claims for jobless benefits grew last week, hurt by damage to businesses caused by Hurricane Charley, a US government report showed.
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The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid jumped by a much larger-than-expected 69,000 last week to the highest in over two years, government data on Thursday showed, but the numbers were likely skewed by the timing of a public holiday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless aid tumbled by 21,000 last week, while  the number of people staying on the benefit rolls rose to its  highest level in more than two years, a government report on  Thursday showed.
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The number of people filing  first-time claims for U.S. jobless insurance fell 37,000 last  week despite continued elevated applications in Southeast  states struck by a rash of hurricanes, the government said on  Thursday.
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Far fewer Americans made initial jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday, while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week, apparently reflecting the spring slowdown in the economy.
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The number of U.S. workers signing  up for first-time jobless benefits surged a  bigger-than-expected 44,000 last week as wintry storms in the  Midwest and Northeast put more people in the unemployment  lines, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless aid jumped by 28,000 last week, far more  than anticipated and the biggest increase for any week since  February, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  initial claims for jobless aid rose last week, suggesting some  softening in the U.S. labor market, but a forward-looking  economic gauge released on Thursday pointed to a pick-up in  growth.
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The number of Americans seeking initial jobless benefits jumped by 18,000 last week, the government said on Thursday, but it attributed the entire rise to the effects of hurricanes that have battered the southern United States.