Jobless Claims in U.S. Increase to Highest Level Since June
- Figures reflect difficulty in adjusting data around holidays
- Applications in line with 2016 weekly average of 263,000
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The most Americans since June filed for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting volatility in the data that typically occurs around the year-end holidays.
Jobless claims increased by 17,000 to 268,000 in the week that ended Nov. 26 and included Thanksgiving, Labor Department figures showed Thursday in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for 253,000. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, was little changed at 251,500.