Unemployment Claims Unchanged

United Press International




March 13, 2008

WASHINGTON - First-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits held steady at 353,000 in the week ending March 8, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

The four-week average number of claims declined slightly to 359,750, down by 1,250.

The four-week, average has declined steadily since spiking at 373,000 in January.

Initial benefits claims filed by former federal employees -- not counting the armed forces -- totaled 881 in the week ending March 1, the report said, while 1,544 discharged veterans filed claims.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2008/03/13/unemployment_claims_unchanged/7328/

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