After reporting modest decreases in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits for five straight weeks, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing an uptick in jobless claims in the week ended September 17th.
The report showed initial jobless claims inched up to 213,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level of 208,000.
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