The US recorded 207,000 new unemployment claims last week.

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) reported, this Thursday (16), that the country registered 207,000 new unemployment benefit claims In the week ending April 11, the result came in below market projections (213,000 claims) and represents a decrease of 11,000 claims compared to the previous week, when 218,000 claims were registered (revised figure from 219,000). The four-week moving average rose to 209,750 claims, an increase of 500 claims compared to the previous reading (revised figure from 207,500 to 209,250). The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending April 4. In the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.818 million, an increase of 31,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week (1.787 million). On the other hand, the four-week moving average of continuing claims fell to 1.813 million, a decrease of 8,250 claims, the lowest level since June 1, 2024.

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