( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “high interest rates.” The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 19s Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: high interest rates] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ————————— VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports jobless claims were up by 2,000 to 205,000 for the week […]
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Weekly unemployment claims rise slightly but job market remains strong
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “high interest rates.”
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week.
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Title: JOBLESS-CLAIMS-house-q-THUam
Out-cue: high interest rates]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports jobless claims were up by 2,000 to 205,000 for the week that ended on December 16. The four-week average of claims fell by 1,500 to 212,000. While the number of claims increase, they still remained at historically low levels despite high interest rates.