Initial jobless claims increased by 24,000 to 484,000 for the week ending April 10, the second straight weekly increase and the highest level since Feb. 20, the Labor Department reported yesterday.
Continuing claims increased by 73,000 to 4.639 million.
Economists had expected 440,000 initial claims and 4.520 million continuing claims.
"April has been one of the worst-performing months over the past five years, which we believe warrants continued caution," BlackRock strategists said.
The public finance industry has been tracking the growth of the IRS budget with concerns that funding boosts would translate into higher audit rates for bond transactions.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass aimed high in her State of the City speech just days before she will release a budget that needs to close a nearly half-billion-dollar deficit.
"We believe in this," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
The firm said Saporito's hiring is among several other additions made to beef up Wells Fargo's commitment to munis.
While Kansas' sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond program recorded its first default late last year, Bonner Springs is considering using it for a development that includes a Mattel toy-themed amusement park.
