Unemployment Claims At Highest Level In Nine Months 2.93K Jim Newell 08/19/10 11:43AM Filed to: Great recession Great recession Unemployment jobless claims Jobs economy recession Fb tweet Initial unemployment claims rose to 500,000 today, the highest level since November. Analysts had predicted a drop. They were wrong. This figure would be below 400,000 in a healthy, recovering economy, which we do not have. [Image: AP]
