16 June 2005, 17:28  U.S. weekly jobless rise slightly above expectations

First-time filings for state unemployment benefits rose by 1,000 in the week ending June 11 to 333,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The highest since May 28, jobless claims were slightly above analysts' expectations. The four-week average of jobless claims was up 2,750 to 335,000, while continuing claims for the week ending June 4 rose 58,000 to 2.64 million. Initial claims in the week ending June 4 were revised higher by 2,000 to 332,000. The seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1% for the week ending June 4, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0%. A year ago, continuing claims were about 260,000 higher, averaging 2.93 million.

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