The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week, even as the labor market remains broadly healthy.
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, July 25, 2024. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.
The four-week average of claims, which smooths out some of the weekly ups and downs, rose by 2,500 to 238,000.
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