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<h1>Initial jobless claims surge because of Hurricane Harvey</h1>

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<p>Initial jobless claims surged by 62,000 in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Labor Department said Thurdsay.</p>
<p><span>Claims,Â which count the number of people who applied for unemployment for the first time, rose to 298,000 from the prior week's unrevised reading of 236,000.Â The consensus from economistsÂ was forÂ claims toÂ tick up toÂ 241,000.</span></p>
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<p>OtherÂ economistsÂ <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-harvey-labor-market-indicators-2017-9">said last week</a>Â that claims would be one of the earliest indicators of Harvey's impact, noting that theyÂ could see a huge spike in the weeks followingÂ the storm as Texans seek government assistance.</p>
<p>Similar trends were seen after Katrina and Sandy.</p>
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<p>Initial jobless claims are used as a real-time proxy for the pace of layoffs, since people usually file for benefits soon after they lose their jobs.</p>
<p>The four-week moving average cameÂ in atÂ 250,250, an increase of 13,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 236,750.</p>
<p><span>Claims have held below 300,000 since March 2015.</span></p>
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