Posts Tagged ‘jobless’

US Jobless Claims Up, Gasoline Lifts Consumer Prices

  Reuters August 18, 2011 The number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits rose last week and consumer prices increased at the fastest pace in four months in July, highlighting the challenges facing the Federal Reserve. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 408,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday, […]

Jobless Claims, Inflation Rise More Than Expected

CNBC Thursday, August 18, 2011 New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, according to a government report on Thursday that suggested hiring in August was steady but not robust. Meanwhile, the Labor Department says the Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent in July, following a drop of 0.2 percent in […]

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