11.   Factory orders have also weakened, and new claims for jobless benefits recently hit a six-month high as layoffs continue in many industries.

12.   First-time claims for jobless benefits declined slightly last week.

13.   First-time claims for state jobless benefits were unchanged and the money supply rose so little as to have no impact on the index.

14.   In a separate report, the Labor Department said that new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dropped last week.

15.   In New York yesterday, bonds rose for a third day as reports showed an increase in claims for jobless benefits and slowing manufacturing.

16.   In another report, the number of workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell by the largest amount in nine weeks.

17.   Indexes sustained their biggest losses after a report that the number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits last week fell to the lowest level in six months.

18.   Kay Drought, an attorney with Texas Rural Legal Services, said Murillo eventually received his jobless benefits.

19.   Last week, for example, the government reported a smaller-than-expected increase in its weekly tally of claims for jobless benefits.

20.   Legislators were more polite, but no more enthusiastic about the plan to cut jobless benefits.