Thursday, November 6, 2008

Number of people on unemployment rises to highest since 1983!

Initial jobless claims rose to 481k last week (consensus 477k), following a revision higher the prior week to 485k from 479k originally reported. Continuing claims rose to 3.843 million, a 25 year high! The number of people claiming unemployment benefits is now at the highest level since 1983.

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