Another 861,000 Americans filed new jobless claims last week

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Weekly jobless claims have ticked back up, surpassing expectations by about 90,000 filings.

The Labor Department said Thursday that 861,000 Americans filed new jobless claims last week. This was an increase of 13,000 claims from the revised level of the week before, and it was also above the 773,000 claims economists were expecting for this week, CNBC reports.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.