The four-week average of weekly claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week volatility, inched up by 1,000 to 226,500. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of U.S.
Recurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest in more than three years, adding to signs that it is taking longer for out-of-work people to find a job.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment ... the claims report showed. The so-called continuing claims continued to rise in Washington state, long ...
Thursday’s report added to a recent raft of upbeat economic data, including consumer spending, in reinforcing the Federal ...