Weekly Jobless Claims Climb by 12,000
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WASHINGTON -- Considerably more newly laid-off workers signed up for unemployment benefits last week, although the figures suggest the job market remains stable even as a housing slump afflicts the economy.
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The number of Americans lining up to claim an initial week of jobless aid rose less than expected last week, according to a report on Thursday that the Labor Department said was unaffected by recent hurricanes.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  for first-time jobless benefits rose 7,000 last week, pushing  the four-week moving average of new claims to its highest level  in more than a year, a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of 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 US Labor Department said Thursday first-time applications for unemployment benefits climbed to a seven-month high last week. Labor said initial jobless claims rose 18,000
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WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, reflecting the impact of hurricane Charley, which recently tore through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance increased by a seasonally adjusted 10,000 to 343,000 for the week ending Aug...
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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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Initial U.S. jobless claims surged unexpectedly last week by 43,000, taking claims to their highest level since late September, a government report showed on Thursday -- but an official noted there were seasonal adjustment difficulties.
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The number of U.S. workers claiming  an initial week of jobless aid rose 11,000 last week, broadly  in line with expectations and signaling a still-healthy job  market, a government report showed on Thursday.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday the number of workers filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 last week.
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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   new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger-than-expected   7,000 last week but remained at a level suggesting stable labor   market conditions, a government report on Thursday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of workers filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week. But the increase was smaller than economists had been expecting.
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Initial U.S. jobless claims surged  unexpectedly last week, taking claims to their highest level  since late September, but analysts shrugged off the large jump  as a holiday-related blip.
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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
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The number of Americans filing new  claims for unemployment benefits rose 20,000 last week, the  government said on Thursday in a report that continued to be  somewhat inflated by hurricane-related claims.
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The number of initial claims for U.S. jobless aid filed last week rose 2,000, while a more reliable barometer of labor trends climbed to its highest level in two months, government data showed on Thursday.