Jobless claims far higher than thought, revisions show ahead of March jobs report

By Zach Halaschak

Published April 6, 2023 12:32pm ET

Jobless claims far higher than thought, revisions show ahead of March jobs report — Applicants line up at a job fair at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J., on April 11, 2022. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 9 rose by 9,000 to 244,000, up from the previous week's 235,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday, July 14, 2022. First-time applications generally reflect layoffs. Analysts had expected the number to remain flat from the previous week. | (Wayne Parry/AP)

The number of new applications for unemployment benefits was at 228,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, much higher than recently reported numbers.

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