- first time jobless claims jumpe- last week.- according to the labor- department, first time claims - totaled 853-thousand.
- that's 100-thousand more than - the previous week - and the highest number of claim- since september 19th.
- it's much higher than analysts- had been expecting- though they had predicted an- increase over last week's - number.
- continuing claims or the number- of people claiming- benefits for two weeks in a row- or more - also jumped by 230- - - - - thousand to five-point- - seven-six million.- that's the first increase in- that metric since late august.- these numbers reflect a job - market that is continuing to- struggle amid surges in - coronavirus cases and some- local governments placing - restrictions on - some activity.-
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week but remain elevated more..
Another 885,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, on a seasonally adjusted basis. More than 20.6 million..
