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                <h1 class="entry-title">Hurricane Harvey lifts U.S. jobless claims to more than two-year high</h1>

                

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<p data-reactid="39">WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than two years last week amid a surge in applications in hurricane-ravaged Texas, but the underlying trend remained consistent with a firming jobs market. </p>
<p data-reactid="40">Initial claims for state unemployment benefits soared by 62,000 to a seasonally adjusted 298,000 for the week ended Sept. 2, the highest level since April 2015, the Labor Department said on Thursday.  </p>
<p data-reactid="41">The weekly increase was the largest since November 2012. Data for the prior week was unrevised. A Labor Department official said last week’s data had been impacted by Hurricane Harvey, which devastated parts of Texas, including unprecedented flooding in Houston.  </p>
<p data-reactid="43">Unadjusted claims for Texas surged 51,637 last week as some people found themselves temporarily unemployed. Claims for Louisiana were also affected by the storm and increased 258.  </p>
<p data-reactid="44">In addition, claims for California, Hawaii, Kansas, Puerto Rico,&#8230;</p>
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