The U.S. Department of Labor released the latest unemployment benefits data on Thursday (2nd). Last week, the adjusted number of initial jobless claims reported 183,000, a 9-month low, lower than market expectations of 200,000 and 186,000 from the previous value. The number of people who continued to receive unemployment benefits also continued to decline last week, and the report showed that the job market is still hot.
As of the week of January 28, the adjusted number of initial jobless claims in the United States reported 183,000, lower than market expectations, a decrease of 3,000 from 186,000 last week, and a 4-week moving average of 191,700.
For the week ended January 21, the adjusted number of Americans continuing to receive unemployment benefits was 1.655 million, a decrease of 11,000 from last week’s revised 1.666 million and below market expectations of 1.677 million, the 4-week moving average Reported 1.6515 million people.
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