By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the recovering economy moves closer to generating more jobs. The Labor Department said Thursday that new jobless benefit claims dropped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 439,000, nearly matching analysts’ estimates. It’s the fourth drop in… read more
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Initial Jobless Claims [3/25/2010]
According to Reuters: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 442,000 in the week ended March 20, the Labor Department said. The report included annual revisions to the weekly unemployment claims seasonal factors going back to 2005. * Using the old seasonal factors, claims would have dropped only to 453,000,… read more