U.S. jobless claims rise 3,000 to 267,000

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits inched up by 3,000 to 267,000 in the seven days ended Sept. 19. The latest report on initial claims fits with a healthy labor market. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had forecast initial claims to rise to 275,000. Claims had fallen by 17,000 in the prior two weeks. The average of new claims over the past month, meanwhile, edged down by 750 to a seasonally adjusted 271,750, the lowest level in a month, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average smooths out sharp fluctuations in the more volatile weekly ......(read more)

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