14.08.2014 14:38:50
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected
(RTTNews) - First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by more than expected in the week ended August 9th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.
The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 311,000, an increase of 21,000 from the previous week's revised level of 290,000.
Economists had been expecting jobless claims to edge up to 295,000 from the 289,000 originally reported for the previous week.