Highlights - initial claims for the week ended May 9, 2009
Initial claims for the week ended May 9 jumped to 637,000 from 605,000 in the prior week, while continuing claims through May 2 increased to another record high of 6.56 mln from 6.36 mln in the prior report.
The 4-week moving average for initial claims rose 5.3% to 630,500.
The 4-week moving average for continuing claims rose 3.2% to 6.34 mln.
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