Number of Americans filing for jobless claims hits highest level in a year 

A HIRING SIGN is displayed at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill.Jobless claims for the week ending July 27 climbed by 14,000 to249,000 from 235,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / NAM Y. HUH (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week, even as the labor market remains surprisingly healthy in an era of high interest rates.  Jobless claims for the week ending July 27 climbed by 14,000 to 249,000, from 235,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported

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