The jump in claims pushed the overall level of filings to the highest level since April 2015. The results are among the first to show that Harvey, which made landfall on Aug. 25 along the Gulf Coast in Texas, will cause swings in broader economic data. Employment may be depressed initially until rebuilding and recovery efforts in flooded areas around Houston take hold.
Unemployment Claims increased to 298,000
U.S. jobless claims surged last week by the most since November 2012 as tens of thousands of Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey filed applications to collect benefits, according to Labor Department figures Thursday. Initial jobless claims increased by 62k to seasonally adjusted 298,000. Applications filed in Texas surged by an unadjusted 51,637 from the previous week to 63,742. Continuing claims in U.S. fell by 5k to 1.94m in week ended Aug. 26.
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