Quickie: MarketWatch - 07/11/2013 (11h31min - horário de Brasília) U.S. jobless claims drop 9,000 to 336,000 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 336,000 in the week ended Nov. 2, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected claims to fall to 335,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis. The average of new claims over the past month, a more reliable gauge than the volatile weekly number, declined by 9,250 to 348,250. Also, the government said continuing claims increased by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 2.87 million in the week ended Oct. 26. Continuing claims reflect the number of people already receiving benefits. Initial claims from two weeks ago, meanwhile, were revised up to 345,000 from an original reading of 340,000, based on more complete data collected at the state level. Processing problems in California reportedly have been cleared up and did not affect the claims report, but if so, the level of claims remains above end-of-summer levels, suggesting a slight deterioration in the U.S. labor market over the past few months. marketwatch/story/us-jobless-claims-drop-9000-to-336000-2013-11-07/print?guid=10D5FBCD-1C55-4D09-B139-B55CB7F118C0
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:33:16 +0000