WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Verizon workers on strike pushed the number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week to its highest level in a month.
But excluding the work stoppage, layoffs appear to be stabilizing. That should help ease fears that the economy is on the verge of a recession.
Weekly applications for unemployment benefits rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 417,000, the Labor Department said.
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