The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains low overall, even as the Federal Reserve has furiously raised interest rates to beat down inflation and cool the labor market. The Labor Department reported this morning that applications for jobless claims for the week ending April 29 rose by 13,000 to
US initial jobless claims rise but remain low overall
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