31.   The number of people who continue to receive jobless benefits and the insured unemployment rate provide further evidence of persistent strength in labor markets.

32.   The number of U.S. workers seeking first-time jobless benefits unexpectedly declined.

33.   The other, suggesting a continued taut labor market, recorded no rise last week in first-time claims for jobless benefits.

34.   The spurt in unemployment means smaller tax revenues and more government spending on jobless benefits.

35.   The sluggish economy means smaller tax revenues and more government spending on jobless benefits.

36.   They declined after a drop in claims for jobless benefits dimmed expectations for a cooler economy with less possibility of inflation.

37.   Those who have no unemployment insurance protection are more likely to qualify for welfare because they have no income from jobless benefits and may exhaust their assets.

38.   Treasuries fell for a fourth day after a drop in claims for jobless benefits dimmed expectations for cooler economic growth.

39.   U.S. bonds slumped for a fourth day after a drop in claims for jobless benefits last week dimmed expectations for a cooler economy that would rein in inflation.

40.   U.S. bonds fell as a drop in claims for jobless benefits revived concern that increases in earning and spending may quicken inflation.