The figure, released by the Labor Department, is slightly better than the expectations of analysts, who had estimated 370 new requests.
In the US, initial jobless claims remained unchanged at 374 in the week that ended 25 August. The data released by the Labor Department is slightly better than analysts' expectations, which had estimated 370 new requests.
The four-week moving average, on the other hand, increased by 1.500 units to 370.250, while ongoing requests fell by 5 thousand to 3,316 million.
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