WASHINGTON—The number of U.S. workers filing applications for jobless benefits went up more than expected last week but remained at historically low levels amid signs that economic growth remains firm.
Initial jobless claims, an indication of layoffs, increased by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 in the week ended May 12, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was more than the 215,000 claims forecast in a survey of economists by The Wall Street Journal.
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