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                    A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs. Previously, he was a reporter and news anchor for Associated Press Broadcast Services, where he covered business and consumer news as well as space shots and other major spot news events.
                
                &nbsp;<a href="https://www.consumeraffairs.com/about/staff/james-limbach/">Read Full Bio&rarr;</a></p></div><div class="extra"><a href="mailto:james.limbach@consumeraffairs.com"  itemprop="email">Email James Limbach</a>&nbsp;
            <span class="phone" itemprop="telephone">Phone: 866-773-0221</span></div></div></div><hr /><div itemprop="articleBody" class="entry"><figure class="captioned_image large aligncenter"><img alt="Photo" data-id="29336" src="https://media.consumeraffairs.com/files/cache/news/Unemployment_jobless_benefits_claim_Photo_c_designer491_-_Fotolia_large.jpg" /><figcaption class="caption">Photo (c) designer491 - Fotolia</figcaption></figure><p>Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas last week, helping produce an upward spiral in first-time jobless claims.</p><p>The Department of Labor (DOL) reports initial applications for state unemployment benefits shot up 62,000 in the week ending September 2 to a seasonally asjusted total of 298,000.</p><p>That's the highest level since April 18, 2015.</p><p>The four-week moving average, considered a more accurate hauge of the labor market, jumped by 13,500 to 250,250 from the previous week.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf" target="_blank">full report</a> is available on the DOL website.</p><figure class="captioned_image large aligncenter"><img alt="Photo" data-id="15127" src="https://media.consumeraffairs.com/files/cache/news/Services_sector__z_amir_-_Fotolia_large.jpeg" /><figcaption class="caption">Photo (c) z amir - Fotolia</figcaption></figure><h2>Non-manufacturing economy on the rise</h2><p>August was another month of growth of economic activity in the non-manufacturing - or services – sector for a total of 92 months in a row.</p><p>The nation’s purchasing and supply executives, in the latest Non-Manufacturing <a href="http://www.instituteforsupplymanagement.org/" target="_blank">Institute for Supply Management</a> (ISM) Report On Business, say the non-manufacturing index (NMI) was up 1.4% last month registering 55.3%.</p><p>A reading above 50 indicates growth, while anything below that suggests contraction.</p><p>Looking inside the NMI, the Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index came in at 57.5%, up 1.6% from July, reflecting growth for the 97th consecutive month, at a faster rate in August.</p><p>The New Orders Index rose 2% to 57.1%, the Employment Index increased 2.6% to 56.2%, and the Prices Index increased added 2.2% for a reading of 57.9%, indicating prices increased in August for the third consecutive month.</p><h2>Industry performance</h2><p>The 15 non-manufacturing industries reporting growth in August were:</p><ol><li>Retail Trade;</li><li>Information;</li><li>Management of Companies & Support Services;</li><li>Real Estate, Rental & Leasing;</li><li>Other Services;</li><li>Wholesale Trade;</li><li>Utilities;</li><li>Mining;</li><li>Educational Services;</li><li>Accommodation & Food Services;</li><li>Finance & Insurance;</li><li>Public Administration;</li><li>Professional, Scientific & Technical Services;</li><li>Construction; and</li><li>Health Care & Social Assistance. </li></ol><p>Two industries reported contraction:</p><ol><li>Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; and</li><li>Transportation & Warehousing.</li></ol></div><form name="sailthruForm" class="nw-subs__frm" style="display:block;"><div class="email_recalls-container"><div class="email_recalls-wrap"><span class="email_recalls-heading">Stay up to date with important consumer news:</span><input class="email_recalls-input" type="email" name="email" placeholder="Just enter your email here"><span style="display: none;" class="email_recalls-input-error">Oops! something went wrong, mind trying again?</span><button class="email_recalls-button js-sthru-sbmt" id="email_recalls-btn">Subscribe Now</button><input type="hidden" name="source" value="News"><input type="hidden" data-sailthru="vars" name="Article Tags" value="Job Market Trends"></div></div></form><script type="text/javascript">
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