Healthcare Central? U.S. Jobless Claims Rise 8% More Than Expected

Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times:

At the very same hour as Obama is talking about his beloved healthcare plan, out come surprising new federal numbers showing that last week new J-O-B-L-E-S-S claims unexpectedly went up -- as in more of them -- to nearly a half-million, 22,000 more than the previous week. And nearly 8% higher than the expected 460,000 new claims.

H/T Jennifer Rubin