美国 - 首次申请失业救济人数

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by 9 thousand to 214 thousand in the week ending January 4th, compared to an upwardly revised 223 thousand in the previous week and against markets expectations of 220 thousand new claims. It was the fourth consecutive week of decreases in jobless claims and the lowest level since the week ended November 30th, 2019. The 4-week moving average was 224,000, a decrease of 9,500 from the previous week's revised 233,500. According to unadjusted data, the biggest declines in jobless claims were reported in New Jersey (-7,642), Iowa (-5,299) and Ohio (-5,311) while the highest rises were seen in New York (+26,714), Georgia (+12,715) and South Carolina (+5,187). Meantime, continuing jobless claims increased by 75 thousand to 1803 thousand.

The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits edged down by 2 thousand to 222 thousand in the week ended December 28th from the previous week’s revised level of 224 thousand and compared with market expectations of 225 thousand. It is the lowest level since the week ended November 30th. The 4-week moving average was 233,250, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average and the highest since January 27th 2018 when it was 235,750, due to Thanksgiving Day. According to unadjusted data, the largest declines were reported in California (-15,368), Texas (-3,834) and Florida (-1,703) while the biggest increases were observed in New Jersey (+9,770); Michigan (+7,140) and Ohio (+5,328). Meantime, continuing jobless claims increased by 5 thousand to 1728 thousand.

The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits decreased by 13 thousand to 222 thousand in the week ended December 21 from the previous week's upwardly revised 235 thousand and compared with market expectations of 224 thousand. According to unadjusted data, the largest declines were reported in Texas (-2,596), Georgia (-1,963) and New York (-1,882).

The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits decreased by 18 thousand to 234 thousand in the week ended December 14th from the previous week’s unrevised level of 252 thousand and compared with market expectations of 225 thousand.

The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits increased by 49 thousand to 252 thousand in the week ended December 7 from the previous week's unrevised level of 203 thousand and well above market expectations of 213 thousand. This was the highest level for initial claims since September 30, 2017 when it was 257 thousand.

The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits decreased by 10 thousand to 203 thousand in the week ended November 30th from the previous week’s unrevised level of 213 thousand and compared with market expectations of 215 thousand. It is the lowest level since the week ended September 7th. According to unadjusted data, the largest declines were reported in California (-12,312), Texas (-5,915) and New York (-5,283).