Unemployment rolls rise for the 7th straight week

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Collier

November 5, 1982

Washington

The number of workers getting unemployment checks rose for the seventh straight week, to a record 4,687,000, government figures showed. This indicated a probable rise in the nation's 10.1 percent jobless rate (a new official figure is due to be announced today, Nov. 5).

The report showed a mild decline in the number of new claims for benefits, however.