U.S. INSURED EMPLOYMENT RATE 2.3% VS. 2.2%
U.S. CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE 36,000 TO 2.89MLN
HURRICANE-RELATED FILINGS 40,000 LAST WEEK, 478,000 TOTAL
U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL 20,000 TO 376,000
U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL 35,000 TO 355,000