Jul 17
Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the
United States rose much less than expected to 366k in the week ending
July 12, following a slightly revised 348k in the previous week.
Continuing claims fell back 81k to 3.122 million for the week ending July
5, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The 18k rise in initial claims follows a drop of 56k in the previous
week’s survey.