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The number of U.S. workers filing new claims
for jobless benefits surged to a 26-year high last
week, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a deepening recession forced employers to cut back on hirings. Also, U.S import prices saw their largest ...
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Jobless Claims Hit 26-Year High
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Jobless Claims Hit 26-Year High
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... First-time benefit filings leap to 573,000 last week-- the most since 1982. ...
Unemployment at 26 Year High
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The unemployment rate has jumped to a 26-year high. Marketwatch has the story: The number of people collecting unemployment benefits rose by 338,000 to 4.43 million, also the highest since late 1982. The 338,000 increase in the week ending Nov. 29 was the most since 1974. The jobless claims report shows businesses are laying off workers at a rapid pace, and finding a replacement job is ever harder for those who've lost their job. Initial claims represent job destruction, while the level of continuing claims indicates how hard or easy it is for displaced workers to find new ...
Progressive Breakfast: Whither The Auto Rescue
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... Marketwatch on another bad jobs report from this morning: "The U.S. labor market weakened further last week, with the number of first-time filings for state unemployment benefits jumping by 58,000 to a 26-year high of 573,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday ... The jobless claims report shows businesses are laying off workers at a rapid pace, and finding a replacement job is ever harder for those who've lost their job." ...
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[b]Continuing claims rise to another record high again as recession bites.[/b]
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