2009-01-15housingwire.com

"First time applications for state unemployment benefits jumped 54,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 524,000 in the week ending Jan. 10, the Labor Department said Thursday. This report marks the first weekly increase in three weeks, as claims have been significantly lower — dropping 24,000 the prior week and plunging 94,000 the week before that."



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