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The numbers: Some 235,000 people applied for jobless benefits last week, marking the highest number in six months and possibly signaling that layoffs are on the rise as the U.S. economy slows.
New jobless claims rose by 4,000 from 231,000 in the prior week.
Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal forecast initial jobless claims to total…
