Initial Jobless Claims Rise by 2,000 for Week

November 10, 2005 8:30 AM, EST

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he number of U.S. workers filing initial unemployment benefits rose by 2,000 to 326,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The gain in claims for the week ended Nov. 5 was greater than the 320,000 economists had expected, Bloomberg reported.

The four-week moving average of claims, a less volatile measure, fell to 334,250 from 350,500 a week earlier, Labor said.

The number of people filing continuing jobless claims rose to 2.818 million for the previous week ended Oct. 29, from 2.795 million a week earlier, Labor said.