Sentence:  I mean, come on, unemployment is down for 3 straight months, and that's a good thing. In fact, unemployment claims, even they <WSD>ooched</WSD> up a tiny bit now, are for the last 3 or 4 months at all-time lows, which is encouraging in terms of what it says about the fundamentals of this economy. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To progress or change a little bit or in small increments.