Applications for unemployment benefits increased in the USA
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- The number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the USA increased by 9 thousand people in the week ending November 7, reaching 200 thousand.
- Market expectation was at 194 thousand.
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Why It Matters
The US Department of Labor regularly monitors weekly unemployment benefit applications and shares them with the public.
The US Department of Labor announced weekly data on unemployment benefits applications.
Accordingly, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the country increased by 9 thousand people compared to the previous week, reaching 200 thousand in the week ending November 7.
Market expectation was that the number of unemployment benefit applications would be 194 thousand in this period.
The previous week's data on the number of unemployment benefit applications was revised from 189 thousand to 191 thousand.
As of last week, the 4-week average number of unemployment benefit applications remained unchanged at 195 thousand 250.
The number of ongoing unemployment benefit applications also decreased by 20 thousand in the week ending October 31 compared to the previous week, falling to 1 million 697 thousand.
Open Questions
- It is unclear whether the increase is a long-term trend.
