Jobless Claims Up Sharply as Bad Weather Forces Layoffs

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/careers/jobless-claims/19817715/

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week, but the figures were largely distorted by rare snowstorms that swept through the Southeast.

Applications surged last week by a seasonally adjusted 51,000 to 454,000, the highest level since late October, the Labor Department said Thursday.

A government analyst said that a major reason for the spike was the harsh weather in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. That forced many companies to shut down temporarily and also prevented many people from applying for benefits in the previous week.

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EDIT TO ADD... this is also effecting new job openings.

last week's claims:

Instant View: Jobless claims tumble 42,000 last week

Another one is due out any day now.

I expect that you will post the numbers, whatever they are. Right? RIGHT?

even the same day they're up and not two weeks later.

:wtf:

It's the cold, it's the heat, it's anything other than what it is: there are 4.7 people for every available job.

;(