The rise from pandemic lows in the week ending June 12, to a seasonally adjusted pace of 412,000 unemployment applications, defied labor market forecasts.
Still, experts said they expected continued improvement in the employment picture.
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First-time weekly jobless claims have posted their first increase since late April, Labor Department statistics show. So reports The Hill.
The rise from pandemic lows in the week ending June 12, to a seasonally adjusted pace of 412,000 unemployment applications, defied labor market forecasts.
Still, experts said they expected continued improvement in the employment picture.