The Labor Department says that new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 480,000. Wall Street economists had expected a drop to 460,000.
The four-week average, which smooths fluctuations, rose for the third straight week. The number of people continuing to claim benefits was unchanged at 4.6 million.
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