Thursday, May 13, 2010
Jobless Benefits Claims
KENTUCKY...
The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for jobless benefits edged down the previous week, a sign the job market is recovering slowly. However, claims in Kentucky were going in a differnet direction. According to state data for the week ending May 1, one week behind nationwide figures, Kentucky is reporting one of the largest increases in claims... up 1,015, due to more layoffs in the transportation, service, and manufacturing industries. Nationwide, jobless claims are down...not so in Kentucky.
The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for jobless benefits edged down the previous week, a sign the job market is recovering slowly. However, claims in Kentucky were going in a differnet direction. According to state data for the week ending May 1, one week behind nationwide figures, Kentucky is reporting one of the largest increases in claims... up 1,015, due to more layoffs in the transportation, service, and manufacturing industries. Nationwide, jobless claims are down...not so in Kentucky.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:05 AM 
