The US recorded 229,000 new unemployment claims last week.

THE United States Department of Labor (DOL) It reported, this Thursday (11), that the country registered 229 thousand new requests for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 6.

The result exceeded market expectations and represents an increase of 4,000 orders compared to the previous week. 

The four-week moving average rose to 219,000 applications, an increase of 4,250 applications compared to the previous reading. 

The insured unemployment rate remained stable at 1.2% in the week ending May 23.

During the same period, continuing claims totaled 1.795 million, an increase of 24,000 compared to the revised level of the previous week. The previous figure was adjusted from 1.777 million to 1.771 million. The four-week moving average of continuing claims rose to 1.780 million, an increase of 4,750 claims compared to the previous reading, revised from 1.777 million to 1.775 million.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.