Topic: Labor Department

Unemployment Claims Fall, But Not Enough

Reuters

Labor Department report shows that those filing for jobless claims is still above 400,000

By Erik Hayden

Jul 28, 2011

New Jobless Claims Dipped Below 400,000 Last Week

Last week's 398,000 new unemployment benefit claims is the lowest level in three months

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 21, 2011

Jobless Claims Rise as Companies Step Up Layoffs

Unemployment benefit claims rose to 418,000 last week

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