A new report from the Labor Department says that unemployment claims increased for the previous week, rising to their highest level since November. The four-week average also rose. Economists say that this may mean weaker job growth in March. The Department will release information on unemployment for March on Friday, and economists are expecting about 200,000 to have been added.
See "Claim for U.S. Jobless Benefits Rise", Reuters, The New York Times, April 3, 2013