WASHINGTON — There were 445,000 first-time filings for unemployment insurance last week, compared with the revised figure of 451,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported today.
While the week-to-week numbers fell, the year-to-year data told a different story. During the same week last year, there were 322,000 first-time filings.
The four-week average of first-time claims was 440,000, an increase of 250 compared with last week's numbers.
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