Increase follows three weeks of slow declinesWASHINGTON - First-time claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week in the U.S., a sign employers are reluctant to hire and the job market remains weak.
The Labor Department says initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to a seasonally adjusted 551,000 from 534,000 in the previous week. Wall Street economists expected an increase of 5,000, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
Ohio reported one of the largest drops in claims.
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2 comments:
We dont need job joe, we need these roads payed!
More than expected by whom?
The state run media?
Only a complete idiot wouldn't have been able to predict to outcome of Obamanomics!
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