1st-time jobless claims hit 576,000
Unexpected jump dampens hopes for resurgent consumer spending
Posted: August 21, 2009 at 5:48 a.m.
Lois Hussain (left), a special-education administrator, instructs Meghan Flowers, a teacher, before job interviews in Detroit.
The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the second straight week, a sign that jobs remain scarce even as other data show the economy is stabilizing.
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Business, Pages 27, 32 on 08/21/2009
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