Weekly Jobless Claims Rise 25,000 to 471,000

 

Jobless Claims rise 25,000 to 471,000. Don’t let Obama and the politicians fool you, the stimulus package did little to nothing for the cost to the debt and our economy has a long way to go before it is ever perceived as better.

One would think that after over a year in office the Obama Administration could have done something to make it more favorable for companies to hire, instead they talk about raising taxes.

The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months. The big surge was a setback to hopes that layoffs were declining.

The Labor Department says that applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 last week, up by 25,000 from the previous week. It was the first increase in five weeks and the biggest jump since a gain of 40,000 in February.

The forecast had been for claims to fall by around 4,000 from the previous week. The unexpectedly large rise in new claims underscored that even though the economy is growing, improvements in the labor market are coming in fits and starts.

Posted May 20, 2010 by
Economy, Unemployment | 3 comments


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    3 Responses to “Weekly Jobless Claims Rise 25,000 to 471,000”

    1. A Texas Grandfather on May 20th, 2010 12:37 pm

      The stimulus package was all about paying off political debt and buying votes. Almost a trillion dollars stolen from the American tax payer. All of these idiots that voted for the package aught to be broght up on charges and when convicted, put in prison for life.

    2. Buster on May 20th, 2010 1:24 pm

      The only thing he did good was F@#% UP !!!
      Hey barry how that B+ ???

    3. Buster on May 20th, 2010 10:54 pm

      Great Dragnet video of Jack Webb tearing obama a new @$$ !!!
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRYAqekvj4I

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