ABD'de 22 Aralık'ta sona eren haftada işsizlik sigortası başvurusu yapanlar, bir önceki haftaya göre 1.000 kişi azalarak 216 bin kişiye düştü.
ABD Çalışma Bakanlığı'nın verilerine göre, dört haftalık hareketli ortalamaya göre 22 Aralık haftasında işsizlik sigortası bayvuruları 4,750 azalarak 218 bin seviyesinde gerçekleşti.
İşsizlik sigortasından yararlanmaya devam edenlerin sayısı da 15 Aralık haftasında 4 bin azalarak 1 milyon 701 bin kişi olarak belirlendi.
US INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN BY 1,000 TO 216,000
Initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending December 22 decreased by 1,000 to 216,000 compared to the previous week's revised level of 217,000, the US Department of Labor reported on Thursday.
The 4-week moving average arrived at 218,000, down by 4,750 from a week ago.
At the same time, the seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending December 15, unchanged compared to the week before.
The number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the same week was 1,701,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The 4-week moving average stood at 1,675,750, 1,000 less than the previous week's revised average.