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New jobless claims unexpectedly drop

Analysts had expected an increase. The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week, the Labor Department reported today, a sign the job market is healing as the economy slowly recovers.

 

Jobless Claims Rise After 5 Weeks of Decline

The Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 474,000. That was above analysts' expectations of 460,000.

 

$3.1B set aside for jobless unclaimed

$3.1B set aside for jobless unclaimed

The money is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven't expanded their jobless benefits, Labor Department records ...

 

Workplace suicides surge by 28 percent

The Labor Department says the number of workplace suicides increased by 28 percent last year.

 

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