BIG MISS: Initial Jobless Claims Jump 15K To 382K

Initial jobless claims jumped unexpectedly in the first week of September, new data out of the Department of Labor shows.

382,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending September 8, up some 15,000 from a week earlier.

However, continuing claims showed some improvement during the period, with 3.283 million people remaining on benefit. That's down from 3.332 million a week before.

Both Pennsylvania and Nevada reported higher layoffs than in previous weeks, as layoffs in food and gaming hit payrolls.

One interesting number: the non-seasonally adjusted number of first time unemployment filers dropped to 297,402 during the week.

Below, a look at initial claims over the past few years.

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