Weekly jobless claims rise 13,000

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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims continued to rise last week, climbing by 13,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department.

For the week ending May 27, the number of people filing for benefits rose from a revised level of 235,000 the previous week to 248,000.

The four-week average also went up, increasing by 2,500 to 238,000.

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