Jobless Claims Rose By 8,000 Last Week

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Jobless Claims Rose By 8,000 Last Week

By Mark Memmott

Published March 8, 2012 at 6:35 AM MST

There were 362,000 first-time clams for unemployment insurance last week, up 8,000 from the week before, .

That means the number of claims has moved up slightly, but remains around the lowest level since this time four years ago.

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