Jobless Claims 'Unexpectedly' Rise

In another data report unexpected by economists, jobless claims jumped last week:

In a setback for the May payroll outlook, initial jobless claims jumped 25,000 in the May 15 week to 471,000. The disappointment includes a 2,000 upward revision to the prior week. There are no special factors to explain the latest week’s jump. The [...]

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