Though down from the peak of more than 650,000 a week during the official recession that stretched from late 2007 to mid-2009, weekly claims remain above the 350,000-or-less level that's generally associated with a healthy economy.
Bloomberg News writes of this morning's report that "more Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating little progress in the labor market."
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