Jumat, 18 Februari 2011

Applications for unemployment benefits rise

The number of new applications for unemployment compensation has jumped around in the past few months, ranging from 385,000 to 454,000, partly because poor weather and frequent holidays have caused paperwork delays at state unemployment offices.


Still, claims have been on a downward arc since topping the 500,000 mark last August, suggesting some improvement in employment trends. The national unemployment rate remains elevated at 9 percent, however.


Economists polled by MarketWatch had

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