The US recorded 215,000 new unemployment claims last week.

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) The government reported on Thursday (May 28) that the country registered 215,000 new unemployment benefit claims in the week ending May 23. This result was above the 211,000 applications expected by the market and represents an increase of 5,000 applications compared to the previous week, when 210,000 applications were registered (revised from 209,000). The four-week moving average rose to 209,000 applications, an increase of 6,250 applications compared to the previous reading, revised from 202,500 to 202,750 applications. The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending May 16. In the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.786 million, an increase of 15,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week, which went from 1.782 million to 1.771 million. Meanwhile, the 4-week moving average of continuing claims advanced marginally to 1.772 million (+2,500), with a downward revision from the previous level to 1.770 million (from 1.773 million).

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