Worker filings for U.S. unemployment benefits jumped more than 10% last week but remained historically low as demand for labor outstrips the number of people looking for work.
Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased by 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average of weekly claims, which smooths out volatility in the weekly numbers, rose slightly to 197,000.
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