Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Jan. 11, the ...
With 1.9 million active claims, unemployment benefits claims in the US have increased to their highest level in three years.
U.S. initial jobless claims were higher last week, but the increase wasn’t as drastic as economist Thomas Simons of Jefferies had been expecting.
The report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed jobless rolls swelling to the ... much as expected only a few months ago." Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 ...