Chris Rupkey on Jobless Claims, U.S. Economy

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, discusses U.S. weekly jobless claims and the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the labor market. Jobless claims decreased by 41,000 to 410,000 in the week ended Nov. 17, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. The number of applications matched the median forecast of 48 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. (Bloomberg)