In this May 8, 2010 photo, electrical power generation lines are seen below storm clouds in a rural field near Newtown, Pa. The Labor Department reported Wednesday, May 19, that consumer prices edged down 0.1 percent last month, reflecting a big fall in energy prices. The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months.
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First-time jobless claims rise
The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.
Updated: See who is laying off CA workers
Unemployed Sergio Fuentes, right, gets some help from a state worker for a job at the State of California Employment Development Department in San Jose, Calif.
