The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 19s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: to 224-thousand, 250] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The report said that the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits was down by 1,000 to about 1.83 million for the week of September 21st. ————————– […]
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More Americans file for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The report said that the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits was down by 1,000 to about 1.83 million for the week of September 21st.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports applications for jobless claims rose by 6,000 to 225,000 for the week of September 28th. It was slightly more than the 221,000 analysts were expecting. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of weekly volatility, fell by 750 to 224,250.