Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 6-Month High

Reuters
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Inside A Job Fair As Jobless Claims in U.S. Fell to Five-Year Low Over Past Month
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By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a six-month high last week amid a computer glitch in California, but the underlying trend pointed to a steadily improving labor market.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 66,000 to a seasonally adjusted 374,000, the highest level since the end of March, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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