First Time Jobless Claims Increase To 462,000
Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 462,000, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday.
Economists were expecting only 450,000 Americans to file first time unemployment claims. Americans filed 449,000 first-time claims the previous week.
Although the economy is viewed as being in recovery, the continued loss of jobs indicates a continued bumpy road for America’s working class.
Some 4.399 million people continued to file unemployment claims for their second week or more, during the week ended Oct. 2, the latest week for which such statistics are available.
In addition, extended jobless benefits were available in 36 states and Puerto Rico during the week ending Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Those states were Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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