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

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) The government reported on Thursday (July 9) that the country registered 215,000 new unemployment benefit claims in the week ending July 4. This result was below the 218,000 claims expected by the market, and represents a decrease of 2,000 claims compared to the previous week (revised from 215,000 to 217,000). The four-week moving average fell to 218,750 claims, a decrease of 3,750 claims compared to the previous reading (revised from 222,000 to 222,500). The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending June 27. In the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.814 million, an increase of 8,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week. The previous figure was adjusted from 1.814 million to 1.806 million.

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