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Initial jobless claims rose by 10,000 last week at 324,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Economists had forecast no change from the previous week, Bloomberg reported.

The less-volatile four-week moving average rose to 314,500.

The number of people continuing to collect benefits fell to 2.523 million for the previous week ended June 9, from 2.484 million a week earlier, Labor reported.