Weekly jobless claims climb by 12,000
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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 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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The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 16,000 last week, the government reported, coming in below economists&#39; estimates.
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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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New claims for U.S. jobless benefits  rose in the latest week, but the gain was largely blamed on  Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.
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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 ranks of Americans lining up to  file initial claims for jobless benefits thinned by 9,000 last  week, the government said on Thursday in a surprisingly strong  report that signaled healthy job growth.
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New applications for U.S. jobless benefits unexpectedly rose by 1,000 last week, while the number of longer-term unemployed rose to its highest in more than two years, the government said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up unexpectedly last week, rising to the highest level in two months.
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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 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.
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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 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 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 number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay grew unexpectedly last week to 357,000, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, but an official said an increase in the week after a public holiday was typical.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up by the largest amount since early February, a far bigger increase than had been expected.
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WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance went up by a seasonally adjusted 14,000 to 350,000 for the week ending Sept...