Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise More Than Forecast to Six-Week High

Applications (INJCJC) for unemployment benefits in the U.S. rose more than forecast last week, interrupting a steady decline to pre-recession lows. Jobless claims climbed by 21,000 to 311,000 in the period ended Aug. 9, the highest in six weeks, a Labor Department report showed today in Washingt…

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Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise More Than Forecast to Six-Week High