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US jobless claims rise to nearly 6-month high
AFP via Yahoo News ^ | 12/31/2015

Posted on 12/31/2015 12:01:58 PM PST by Olog-hai

The number of Americans filing for US unemployment insurance benefits jumped to a nearly six-month high last week during the Christmas holiday season, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Initial jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 287,000 in the week ending December 26.

That marked the highest level of new claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, since the first week of July. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: obamalegacy; obamanomics

1 posted on 12/31/2015 12:01:58 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Unexpected


2 posted on 12/31/2015 12:03:32 PM PST by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Olog-hai

BS, it is the most in 10 months.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-31/bah-humbug-initial-jobless-claims-surge-most-10-months-pre-christmas-week


3 posted on 12/31/2015 12:04:47 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Olog-hai

We ain’t seen nothing yet. Wait till the tens of thousands of foreign college graduates arrive.


4 posted on 12/31/2015 12:04:49 PM PST by ladyjane
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To: MuttTheHoople

"Unexpected!"
5 posted on 12/31/2015 12:05:44 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Like anyone Trusts any number they put out


6 posted on 12/31/2015 12:11:28 PM PST by scooby321
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To: Olog-hai

Well, if we bring in more foreign workers, maybe that will help? /s


7 posted on 12/31/2015 12:29:47 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else.)
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To: Olog-hai

Hope!
Change!

Aww, just forget it, nobody gives a damn unless a Republican is in charge.


8 posted on 12/31/2015 12:39:25 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Olog-hai

Here in Houston, experienced chemical engineers are being layed off in groups.


9 posted on 12/31/2015 1:02:46 PM PST by 353FMG
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