(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 31 January, according to the Labor Department.
Initial jobless claims surged to 231,000, up by 22,000 from the prior week's unrevised reading and firmly ahead of market expectations of 212,000, while continuing claims rose...

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