U.S. Weekly Unemployment Claims Inch Higher To 217,000

U.S. Weekly Unemployment Claims Inch Higher To 217,000

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Watch VideoSlightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy.

Jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 22 inched up by 3,000 to 217,000 from 214,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The four-week...

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