The US recorded 226,000 new unemployment claims last week.

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) It reported, this Thursday (18), that the country registered 226 thousand new requests for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 13.

The result came in above market expectations, which projected 225,000 applications, and represents an increase of 4,000 applications compared to the previous week (revised figure of 229,000). 

The four-week moving average rose to 223,250 applications, an increase of 4,000 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 1.810 million, an increase of 24,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week. The previous figure was adjusted from 1.795 million to 1.786 million. The four-week moving average of continuing claims rose to 1.788 million, an increase of 9,750 claims compared to the previous reading, revised from 1.780 million to 1.778 million.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.