Title: In America: Increase in Weekly Unemployment Benefit Claims

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits has risen, indicating a gradual slowdown in the labor market amid weak demand, as a result of the Federal Reserve's ongoing campaign to raise interest rates for the past year. The Labor Department noted today, Thursday, that first-time claims for state unemployment benefits increased by five thousand claims. The data from the previous week was revised to show that there were one thousand more claims than previously reported.