Hurricanes Lead to Spike in Jobless Claims
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WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.
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The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, reflecting the impact of hurricane Charley, which recently tore through Florida.
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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 people filing initial claims for US jobless aid rose more than expected to 352,000 last week, a government report showed Thursday.
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WASHINGTON  - US jobless claims rose in the past week, with Hurricane Ivan a major factor, the Labor Department reported. The number of claims rose 14,000 to 350,000 in the week to September 18.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing the US Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.
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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 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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US initial jobless claims rose for the first time in four weeks, boosted by more filings related to Hurricane Charley, a government report showed.
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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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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 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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WASHINGTON : US weekly jobless claims rose 16,000 in the past week to 333,000, according to the Labor Department. The number of claims in the week to September 11 remained below the average Wall Street estimate
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The number of laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week after having been driven higher the previous week by storm-related layoffs.
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The number of US workers applying for unemployment aid grew more than expected last week. Thursday&#39;s Labor Department report says initial jobless claims grew by 14,000 - to 350,000 - mostly due to the hurricanes
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The number of new claims filed for jobless benefits rose a larger-than-expected 12,000 last week, while a more reliable barometer of labor market trends rose to its highest in more than two years, the government said on Thursday.
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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.