Applications for unemployment benefits rise 14K

By Paul Wiseman

Published May 1, 2014 1:29pm ET

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Applications for unemployment benefits rise 14K — In this April 22, 2014 photo, job seekers line up for a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) | Mike Groll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since February, a dose of mixed news for an economy that appears to be gaining momentum.

The Labor Department said Thursday that a seasonally adjusted 344,000 people applied for benefits, up 14,000 from the previous week and the most since late February.

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