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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Applications for benefits rise 16,000 to 360,000; a summer blip?
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By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The number of people who applied for
unemployment benefits in the first week of July jumped to the highest level
in two months, but the increase may reflect temporary changes in summer
employment patterns in large industries such as autos and education.
Initial jobless claims rose by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 360,000 in
the week ended July 6, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected claims — a proxy for layoffs
— to rise to 349,000 in the week ended July 6 from a slightly revised 344,
000 in the prior week.
In U.S. markets on Thursday, investors ignored the rise in claims. Stocks
rallied one day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central
bank is in no hurry to raise interest rates.
A Labor official said there was nothing unusual in the data, but the claims
report often seesaws in July because of shutdowns at auto plants for
retooling and temporary layoffs related to the end of the regular school
year. The July 4 holiday can also skew the data early in the month.
In 2012, for example, claims shot up from 363,000 to 382,000 in the middle
of July and then fell back down to 363,000 one week later. | c******i
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