Submit a Story / News


Sponsored Links

Higher Ed News

New jobless claims rise unexpectedly to 627K

Source: Yahoo News Posted By: Bailey C...5390 days ago

The number of people filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, and the total unemployment benefit rolls rose to more than 6.7 million.

The Labor Department data released Thursday show jobs remain scarce even as the economy shows some signs of recovering from the longest recession since World War II.

The department said initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 627,000. Economists expected a drop to 600,000, according to Thomson Reu

Read full story >>

  • (0 vote)   








View Comments  



No Comment available.  Write the first comment






© 2009-2020 HigherEdSpace.com, All Rights Reserved.
Higher Ed Space ® is a registered trademark of AmeriCareers LLC.