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

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) The government reported on Thursday (July 2nd) that the country registered 215,000 new unemployment benefit claims in the week ending June 27th. This result was below the 219,000 claims expected by the market, and represents a decrease of 1,000 claims compared to the previous week (revised from 215,000 to 216,000). The four-week moving average fell to 222,000 claims, a decrease of 2,500 claims compared to the previous reading (revised from 224,250 to 224,500). The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending June 20th. During the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.814 million, an increase of 2,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week. The previous figure was adjusted from 1.821 million to 1.812 million. The four-week moving average of continuing claims rose to 1.803 million, an increase of 10,750 claims compared to the previous reading, revised from 1.794 million to 1.792 million.

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