The FINANCIAL — More people filing for regular and longer-term jobless aid, however many people coming off of unemployment. New claims have hovered near 800,000 in the last 5 consecutive weeks. However, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose significantly last week. Specifically, the unadjusted new jobless claims totaled 885,885 in the week ending October 10, an increase of 9% from the previous week. However, continued claims, which measure the number of people receiving unemployment checks, fell once again to nearly 10 million by more than 1 million applicants within a week. With continued claims declining for the…
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