Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:48:35 GMT
U.S. Initial jobless claims little changed
The
latest figures, provided by the Labor Department, showed that the number of
initial jobless claims in the world's biggest economy was little changed in the
week ended August 11. Claims for unemployment benefits added 2,000 to 366,000,
from the previous week's revised figure of 364,000. Meanwhile, employers hired 163,000
workers during last month. The overall unemployment rate is remaining above 8%
level since February 2009.