WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)New applications for unemployment benefits jumped 10,000 to 372,000 in the week ended Dec. 29, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday, reflecting holiday-season volatility and showing little change in the U.S. labor market
The level of claims marked a five-week high
Initial claims from two weeks ago were revised up to 362,000 from an original reading of 350,000
Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected claims to total a seasonally adjusted 360,000
The average of new claims over the past month, meanwhile, edged up a scant 250 to 360,000
The four-week average reduces seasonal volatility in the weekly data and is seen as a more accurate barometer of labor-market trends
The holiday season is a particularly volatile period because of the closure of government offices, which causes the claims data to bounce around
Also, Labor said continuing claims increased by 44,000 to a seasonally adjusted 3.25 million in the week ended Dec. 22
Continuing claims reflect the number of people already receiving benefits
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El sector privado de EEUU creó 215.000 empleos en diciembre
El sector privado de EEUU creó 215.000 empleos en diciembre, por encima de lo previsto por los analistas, gracias a subidas en casi todos los sectores y en empresas de todos los tamaños, informó hoy la consultora Automatic Data Processing (ADP). ADP también revisó al alza la cifra de noviembre, que pasó de 118.000 a 148.000 empleos creados en el sector privado.
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