Charley Boosts New Jobless-Benefit Filings
From Reuters
The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment compensation rose more than expected last week, swelled in part by the devastation from Hurricane Charley.
Initial jobless claims, a rough guide to the pace of U.S. layoffs, rose 10,000 to 343,000 from an upwardly revised 333,000 the week before, the Labor Department said.
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