The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 16 was 235,000, expected to be 225,000

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 16 was 235,000, expected 225,000, and the previous value was 224,000.

The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 16 was 226,250, with the previous value at 221,750.

The number of continuing jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 9 was 1.972 million, expected 1.96 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.953 million to 1.942 million.