Weekly Unemployment Claims Tick Up

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Bloomberg reports:

The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits rose to 362,000 last week, a level consistent with an improving labor market.

 

Applications for unemployment insurance payments increased by 8,000 in the week ended March 3, Labor Department figures showed today. Economists forecast 352,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey. The average over the past four weeks held close to a four-year low.

 
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