Initial claims for unemployment benefits in California rose last week compared to the week before, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
New unemployment claims, a measure of layoffs, rose to 38,904 in the week ending Sept. 28, up from 37,950 the week before, the Labor Department said.
U.S. unemployment claims rose to 225,000 last week, an increase of 6,000 claims from 219,000 the week before on a seasonally adjusted basis.
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Iowa saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims rising 41.8%. The percentage of new claims was the highest in the Virgin Islands: the number of claims fell by 61.3%.
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This article originally appeared in The Record: California unemployment claims are rising as the U.S. jobs picture brightens
