THERE’S THAT WORD AGAIN! Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Climb to Three-Month High. Plus, last week’s number was revised upward. This whole “Recovery Summer” thing is proving to be unexpectedly lame.

UPDATE: Related: Food stamp use hit record 40.8m in May. “The number of Americans who are receiving food stamps rose to a record 40.8 million in May as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government reported yesterday.”

Hope and change!