Washington, DC, Dec. 12, 2013 — Initial applications for unemployment benefits rose by 68,000 in the week that ended Dec. 7 to 368,000, according to the Labor Department.
It was the highest level in two months and above a consensus forecast of 335,000.
The four-week average of continuing claims declined 4,750 to 2.79 million, the lowest since January 2008.
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