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

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) It reported, this Thursday (25), that the country registered 215 thousand new requests for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 20.

The result came in below market expectations, which projected 225,000 applications, and represents a decrease of 12,000 applications compared to the previous week (revised figure from 226,000 to 227,000).

On the other hand, the four-week moving average rose to 224,250 applications, an increase of 750 applications compared to the previous reading. 

The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending June 6.

During the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.821 million, an increase of 21,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week. The previous figure was adjusted from 1.810 million to 1.800 million. The four-week moving average of continuing claims rose to 1.794 million, an increase of 9,000 claims compared to the previous reading, revised from 1.788 million to 1.785 million.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.