The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state increased by 4,642 to 20,966 in the week ending Aug. 29, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report issued Thursday.
The Empire State reported the largest rise in filed jobless claims of all 50 states in the latest week.
Layoffs in New York’s transportation and warehousing, educational service, and manufacturing industries, led the increase, according to the Labor Department.
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The state data is not seasonally adjusted.
Weekly jobless claims are typically volatile and advance data provided by New York State indicates that its jobless claims likely fell by nearly 3,900 in the week ending Sept. 5. That data will be finalized next week.
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