US unemployment benefits drop more than expected to 370 from 395

December 6, 2012, 14:20 pm | di FIRSTonline editorial team | 0

In the United States, jobless claims fell by 25 to 370 in the week ending December XNUMX - Better than expected - Four-week moving average also down

US unemployment benefits drop more than expected to 370 from 395

In the United States, jobless claims fell by 25 to 370 last week (ended December 395) from 393 the week before (revised upwards from 375). The requests for subsidies are better than the expectations which estimated requests for 380-100 units. The four-week moving average, a better value because it is less subject to volatility, fell by 3,205 thousand units to XNUMX million.

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