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Jobless claims unexpectedly climb to 248,000
Economists expected 219,000 workers to file for unemployment benefits last week
By Megan Henney Published 18 mins ago
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly ticked up last week, despite elevated business demand for workers and easing omicron cases nationwide.
Figures released Thursday by the Labor Department show that applications for the week ended Feb. 12 rose to 248,000 from an upwardly revised 225,000 a week earlier, missing the 219,000 forecast by Refinitiv analysts.
Continuing claims, or the number of Americans who are consecutively receiving unemployment aid, fell to 1.59 million, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/jobless-claims-coronavirus-pandemic-feb-12-2022