Unemployment Claims Rise
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in two months.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless benefits totaled 342,000 last week, up 19,000 from the previous week.
The increase, which followed a rise of 13,000 the previous week, was much larger than had been expected and pushed total claims to the highest level since the week of Feb. 10.
