U.S. weekly initial jobless claims rise 12,000 to 669,000
U.S. 4-week average initial claims rises 6,500 to 656,750
U.S. ongoing jobless claims rise 161,000 to record 5.73 mln
U.S. 4-week avg ongoing claims up 163,500 to record 5.5 mln
8:30 AM ET, Apr 02, 2009