The US recorded 208,000 new unemployment claims last week.

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) The government reported on Thursday (July 16) that the country registered 208,000 new unemployment benefit claims in the week ending July 11. This result was below the 216,000 claims expected by the market, and represents a decrease of 2,000 claims compared to the previous week (revised from 215,000 to 216,000). The four-week moving average fell to 214,250 claims, a decrease of 4,750 claims compared to the previous reading (revised from 218,750 to 219,000). The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending July 4. In the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.805 million, a decrease of 16,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week. The previous figure was adjusted from 1.814 million to 1.821 million.

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