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Initial jobless claims edge up

The latest reading on initial jobless claims.

Lukas Stewart, with a sign strapped to his back, uses a megaphone to attract the attention of potential employers as he hands out resumes on Bay Street in the financial district in Toronto, March 5, 2009.

Initial jobless claims rose less than expected.

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Economists had forecast that claims rose to 245,000, up from the prior week's reading of 234,000.

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