The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped by 15,000 last week, the government reported on Thursday, adding to signs of a weakening labor market.
Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits climbed to a seasonally adjusted 444,000 in the week ended Aug. 30 from a revised 429,000 in the prior week, the Labor Department said. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast 425,000 claims, the same as the previously reported count for the prior week.
