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 four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states in the past two months appear &quot;to have held down employment growth but not enough to change materially&quot; the overall jobs picture in September, the Labor Department said Friday.
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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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New US applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week partly as a result of Hurricane Charley, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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The number of Americans filing first  claims for jobless pay fell 3,000 last week, the Labor  Department said on Thursday in a report showing no impact from  Hurricane Charley which struck Florida last Friday.
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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 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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The Labor Department said Thursday that claims, reflecting the impact of hurricanes in Florida, increased by a seasonally adjusted 14,000, to 350,000.
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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 workers filing new  claims for jobless aid surged last week to the highest since  October 2005, and consumer spending softened at the end of last  year, according to reports on Thursday that heightened worries  about a possible recession.
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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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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 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 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 unemployed U.S.  workers claiming an initial week of jobless aid unexpectedly  rose last week by 7,000, taking a four-week average of claims  to the highest level since October, the government said on  Thursday.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose a slightly less-than-expected 3,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday, but remained at levels indicative of a healthy job market.
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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.