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Business

Jobless Claims Fall to Two-Month Low

Initial jobless claims fell to a two-month low last week, the Labor Department reported Nov. 27.

November 27, 2013
Business

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall by 21,000

Initial jobless claims declined by 21,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Nov. 21.

November 21, 2013
Business

Weekly Jobless Claims Decline by 2,000

Jobless claims declined by 2,000 for the week ended Nov. 9, Bloomberg News reported.

November 14, 2013
Business

Jobless Claims Decline by 9,000 for Week

Jobless claims declined by 9,000 for the week ended Nov. 2, Bloomberg News reported.

November 7, 2013
Business

Weekly Jobless Claims Decline by 12,000

Jobless claims declined by 12,000 for the week ended Oct. 19 as California continued working through a backlog caused by a switch in computer systems, Bloomberg News reported.

October 24, 2013
Business

Weekly Jobless Claims Decline by 15,000

Jobless claims declined by 15,000 for the week ended Oct. 12, due in part to California working through a backlog caused by a switch in computer systems, Bloomberg News reported.

October 17, 2013
Business

Jobless Claims Surge on Government Shutdown, Calif. Backlog

Jobless claims increased by 66,000 for the week ended Oct. 5, due in part to the federal government shutdown and California working through a backlog caused by a switch in computer systems, Bloomberg News reported.

October 10, 2013
Business

Jobless Claims Increase by 1,000

Americans filed 308,000 claims for unemployment benefits in the week ended Sept. 28, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Oct. 3.

October 3, 2013
Business

Companies Added 166,000 Jobs in September, ADP Says

Private-sector employers increased payrolls by 166,000 jobs in September, the ADP Research Institute reported on Oct. 2.

October 2, 2013
Business

Jobless Claims Falls by 5,000 For Week

Initial jobless claims declined by 5,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Sept. 26.

September 26, 2013