NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New filings for unemployment claims were unchanged in the latest week while continuing claims rose, the government said Thursday.
Initial filings for state jobless benefits held steady at 353,000, a revised figure from the previous week, which was originally reported as 351,000.
The consensus estimate of economists surveyed by Briefing.com was for claims to rise 4,000 to 355,000.
Continuing unemployment insurance claims from workers already receiving benefits rose in the week ended March 8 to 2,835,000, up 7,000 from the previous week.
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