There are 34 Americans who have applied for the subsidy for the first time. It is further evidence that the US job market remains shaky. The U.S. Department of Labor reported this data for last week. Requests grew by 34 units to 365 units.
Usually the decrease in benefits coincides with new jobs, and if the number is that "low", it means a necessary investment by the Fed to stimulate the US economy. The previous week's figure was up 2 (from 350 to 352 people). The average of the four weeks actually dropped by 1500 units to 375 items.
However, the overall number for workers receiving unemployment benefits for more than a week (for the week of July 7) rose by 3.314 to XNUMX people who were unemployed. The unemployment rate for workers with insurance remained unchanged at 2,6%.