( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the previous week.” U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher level. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 24s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: the previous week] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Weekly unemployment claims are widely considered as representative of […]
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the previous week.”
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher level.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Weekly unemployment claims are widely considered as representative of layoffs.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports jobless claims for the week ending July 13th rose by 20,000 to 243,000. The total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose after declining last week for the first time in 10 weeks. About 1.87 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits for the week of July 6, around 20,000 more than the previous week.