Change: Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose More Than Forecast Last Week – biggest gain in almost two months

Barack Obama has a job and a paycheck. But he’s not working. We have to let him go.

Jobless claims increased 15,000 in the week ended Sept. 8, the biggest gain in almost two months, to 382,000, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 50 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for 370,000 claims. Tropical Storm Isaac resulted in about 9,000 applications for benefits, the agency said.

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