iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims spiked higher last week, increasing by 15,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department.
For the week ending March 18, the number of people filing for benefits jumped from a revised level of 243,000 the previous week to 258,000.
Now at 240,000, four-week moving average also increased by 1,000 from last week’s revised average of 239,000.
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