Jobless claims jump to 321,000 in latest week
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The number of U.S. workers seeking  jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week  to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained  at levels pointing to a healthy labor market.
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The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless aid rose 10,000 last week to the highest level in nearly two months, government data showed on Thursday.
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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 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 Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 18,000 last week, the government reported Thursday, as the figures that have fluctuated with the series of hurricanes on the East Coast came in above estimates.
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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 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 economy added 157,000 payroll jobs in December, the Labor Dept. said today, an improvement over November.
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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 US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose by 14,000 last week to 350,000, the Labor Department said in Washington, linking most of the increase to hurricanes Charley and Frances.
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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 workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly by 21,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting some improvement in the health of the labor market.
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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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The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week by the largest amount since early August, providing further evidence that economy has slowed.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels pointing to a healthy labor market.
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The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week but the overall level of applications still points to a recovering job market.
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to 333,000, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, but the increase was lower than expected.