Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose Last Week to a Five-Month High
U.S. Jobless Claims Climb 13,000 to Five-Month High
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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits jumped last week to a five-month high, interrupting steady labor-market progress.
Jobless claims rose by 13,000 to 282,000 in the week ended Dec. 5, the highest level since July 4, a Labor Department report showed Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey was 270,000. Even with the increase, filings are holding close to four-decade lows.