U.S. Jobless Claims Edge Up to 216\,000\, Matching Projections

An employee uses a sander as she prepares a finished wind turbine blade made for General Electric Co.’s renewable energy business for paint at TPI Composites Inc.’s manufacturing facility in Newton, Iowa. (Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

U.S. Jobless Claims Edge Up to 216,000, Matching Projections

(Bloomberg) -- Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly while still remaining around a historically low level that’s consistent with a tight labor market.