BUSINESS INFORMATION - Claim new unemployment insurance claims benefit to U.S.

BUSINESS INFORMATION - Claim new unemployment insurance claims benefit to U.S. rise to unexpected second weekend in succession, as they attempt to be separated from economic cengkraman of the prolonged recession, the Department of Labor said Thursday.

Adjustment periodic initial unemployment claims increased to 576,000 in the week ended August 15. Most analysts have estimated that claims to be down 550,000.

Department, said the number of claims for the week ended Aug. 8 was revised increase to 561,000 from 558,000 previously announced.

The average movement of the four weekends, week-to-day is 570,000, an increase from the 4250's revised average of 565,750 the previous weekend.

Unemployment rate down one by ten points to be 9.4 percent in July, due to a reduction of 247,000 workers from the low 443,000 in June, said the government two weeks ago.