Unemployment Applications were Below Expectations in the USA
Applications for
unemployment in the USA were below expectations. The unemployment applications in the country were recorded as 787 thousand in the passed week. Thus, the applications came below the expectations of economists.
Applications for weekly unemployment benefits in the USA were recorded as 787 thousand last week. Thus, applications for unemployment benefits in the country reached the lowest level during the last month.
The expectation of economists who participated in the survey prepared by
Bloomberg was that the weekly unemployment pension applications in the country were realized at the level of 835 thousand last week. The previous week's data was changed to 806 thousand.
Continuing applications have also decreased. Accordingly, the applications were recorded as 5.22 million in the week of December 19. Economists' expectation was that applications would increase to 5.37 million.