Jobless Claims Moved Up to 339,000 Last Week

From Bloomberg.com:

More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, underscoring the uneven progress in the labor market.

Jobless claims increased by 8,000 to 339,000 in the week ended Feb. 8 from 331,000 in the prior period, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 52 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a decrease to 330,000.
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Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-13/jobless-claims-in-u-s-increased-to-339-000-last-week.html