Thursday, July 5, 2007

UPDATE 1-U.S. jobless claims rose 2,000 last week

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, July 5 - The number of initial claims
for U.S. jobless aid filed last week rose 2,000, while a more
reliable barometer of labor trends climbed to its highest level
in two months, government data showed on Thursday.




First-time applications for state unemployment insurance
benefits rose to 318,000 in the week ended June 30 from an
upwardly revised 316,000 the prior week, the Labor Department
said.


Read more at Reuters.com Economic News

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