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Jobless Claims Rise in Week Ending May 25
First time claims for state unemployment benefits reached 394000 for the week ending May 25, up 2000 from the prior week. A total of 2522500 people were collecting state jobless benefits for the week ending May 18, down 41000 from the prior week. The insured unemployment rate for May 18 was 2.8 percent, unchanged from the previous week. Top insured rates included Alaska 7.1 percent and Oregon 4.4 percent.
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