The number of initial unemployment insurance claims in the United States decreased by 2000 to 0.21 million!

The number of initial unemployment insurance applications for the week ending on the 23rd, as announced by the US Department of Labor on the 28th, decreased by 2,000 from the previous week to 210,000 (seasonally adjusted). The market estimate was 212,000.
The number of continued unemployment claims for the week ending on the 16th increased by 24,000 to 1,819,000.