In the United States last week le jobless claims fell by a thousand to 404 units from 405 the previous week (figure revised upwards from 401). The US Department of Labor reported it.
The data is better than the expectations of analysts who expected a rise of 4 thousand units. The four-week moving average decreased by 7.000 units to 408.000 units last week. The total number of workers receiving unemployment benefits for more than a week in the latest available data as of October 55.000 fell by 3,6 to XNUMX million, to the lowest level since last April 16.
