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Jobless Claims Rise By 8,000

By Mark Memmott • Mar 8, 2012
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There were 362,000 first-time clams for unemployment insurance last week, up 8,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration just reported.

That means the number of claims has moved up slightly, but remains around the lowest level since this time four years ago.

Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

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